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Why Women Should Vie for Leadership Positions at the Grassroots – Deputy Speaker, Kalu

Why Women Should Vie for Leadership Positions at the Grassroots – Deputy Speaker, Kalu

Why Women Should Vie for Leadership Positions at the Grassroots - Deputy Speaker, Kalu *reassures NASS' readiness to reconsider rejected gender bills Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has advised Nigerian women to extend the advocacy for inclusion in leadership positions to the grassroot level. Kalu gave the advise in Abuja when he received a delegation from an advocacy group, known as Women Round-table for Development and Good Governance, who paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the National Assembly. In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Press Affairs, Udora…
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Constitution amendment: Reps to revisit rejected women bills-Deputy Speaker, Kalu

Constitution amendment: Reps to revisit rejected women bills-Deputy Speaker, Kalu

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has given a ray of hope on the 5 rejected gender bills, assuring that the 10th House would revisit them including those not accorded presidential assent. Kalu gave the assurance on Tuesday when the Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC),the NCAA, GECORN, Womanifesto and other Gender Bills Response Cluster members (GBRC) paid him a courtesy call in his office at the National Assembly, Abuja. The Deputy Speaker who highlighted the appropriate sections in the constitution where amendment were sought for by the women said it was necessary…
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