‘Priority Seats’ Bill Approved
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Nigeria: Momentum Builds As Women Journalists Push For Passage Of Special Seat Bill
By Ebi Kesiena The push for greater female representation in Nigeria’s political landscape gained renewed momentum as the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, intensified its call for the passage of the Special Seat Bill. The proposed legislation, currently before the National Assembly, seeks to reserve specific seats for women in both the National and State Houses of Assembly, aiming to correct decades of gender imbalance in Nigeria…
On the 23rd, the Legislative Yuan passed a draft amendment to Article 53 of the "Disability Rights Act". The priority seats will be renamed "priority seats", and the priority seats for "the elderly, the weak, women and children" will be deleted and amended to "priority seats for those with other actual needs". The amendment will be submitted to the House for the third reading during this session.
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