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Reps leader seeks legal quota for women participation in governance, Nigeria

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MAJORITY Leader of the House of Representatives, Mulikat Akande-Adeola, has canvassed the need for a framework that will define the constitutional quota for women in both elective and appointive positions in the country. 

   She stated this in a keynote address at a workshop with the theme “Leadership and Agenda Setting Forum for Women Candidates of Political Parties” organised by UKAID and UNDP in collaboration with her office held at the International Conference Centre (ICC) Abuja. 

   Akande-Adeola lamented the low number of female aspirants in the just concluded party primaries, a development she said amplifies the need for a constitutional intervention by the relevant stakeholders, especially the legislature. 

We invite our users to read the complete article published December 21 2014

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MAJORITY Leader of the House of Representatives, Mulikat Akande-Adeola, has canvassed the need for a framework that will define the constitutional quota for women in both elective and appointive positions in the country. 

   She stated this in a keynote address at a workshop with the theme “Leadership and Agenda Setting Forum for Women Candidates of Political Parties” organised by UKAID and UNDP in collaboration with her office held at the International Conference Centre (ICC) Abuja. 

   Akande-Adeola lamented the low number of female aspirants in the just concluded party primaries, a development she said amplifies the need for a constitutional intervention by the relevant stakeholders, especially the legislature. 

We invite our users to read the complete article published December 21 2014

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