Ms Oluga stated, “It is alarming and heartbreaking to see our girls, some as young as 13, forced into adulthood through pregnancy.’’
Saviour Enyiekere has assumed duty as the sixth executive chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission.
Majority of the lawmakers at plenary shouted “nay” when Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila put the motion into question.
The female lawmakers say little progress has been made to increase women’s participation in Nigerian politics.
She demanded that ‘he’ as used in the constitution should be removed and replace ‘chairman’ with ‘chairperson.’
“What we are proposing in the bill is to have at least a (female) senator from every state.”
