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Gender Equality Opportunity Bill I on the move again, I I passed first reading after amendment
The Gender Equality Opportunity (GEO) Bill which suffered a setback in March this year,
has been amended and was passed to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, by its sponsor, Senator Abiodun Olujimi.
It was handed to the Senate president on Thursday.
The bill which among other things was designed to address women’s freedom of movement, female economic activity, girls’ access to education, equal rights for women in marriage, divorce, property/land ownership and inheritance, appropriate measures against gender discrimination in political and public life and prohibitions of violence to women, was rejected by majority of the male senators as they felt the bill if passed will give women more power and this according to them was against the African culture.
Some of the senators even alleged that the bill if passed will turn some women into prostitutes and lesbians.
The bill passed its first reading on Thursday and hopefully it would get accelerated hearing and will be passed into law.
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