ADVERTISEMENT
  • The Membership Club
  • PT Hausa
  • About Us
  • Advert Rates
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
Friday, April 16, 2021
Premium Times Nigeria
  • Home
  • COVID-19
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Opinion
  • Health
    • News Reports
    • Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Research & Innovation
    • Data & Infographics
    • Special Reports/Features
    • Investigations
    • Interviews
    • Markets
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • Parliament Watch
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • AGAHRIN
  • Home
  • COVID-19
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Opinion
  • Health
    • News Reports
    • Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Research & Innovation
    • Data & Infographics
    • Special Reports/Features
    • Investigations
    • Interviews
    • Markets
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • Parliament Watch
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • AGAHRIN
Premium Times Nigeria
BUA Group Ad BUA Group Ad BUA Group Ad
ADVERTISEMENT
National Assembly Complex

National Assembly Complex

Groups threaten no vote over gender equality bill

byNike Adebowale
January 19, 2019
2 min read
ADVERTISEMENT

Some civil society organisations in Nigeria have called on the National Assembly to pass the Gender Equal Opportunity (GEO) Bill or risk being voted out in the forthcoming elections.

The GEO bill seeks to modify socio-cultural practices such as female genital mutilation, and other forms of gender-based violence that abuse the human rights of girls and young women in Nigeria. The bill has been in the National Assembly since 2015.

Speaking to journalists on Thursday during a march in Abuja to commemorate the 2019 Global Women March, the Executive Director, Vaccine Network for Disease Control in Nigeria, Chika Offor, said the day provides opportunity for Nigerian CSOs to speak up over the delayed passage of the GEO bill.

“The GEO bill promotes human rights in matters relating to marriage/family life. It is a bill that benefits all individuals across Nigeria especially girls and young women,” she said.

“By not taking the bill serious means that the National Assembly don’t consider the safety and welfare of Nigerian girls and women important. This time around we will simply vote the unserious assembly members out. The voice of girls and women matter and we will continue to advocate for a second public hearing on the bill and an immediate passage by the Assembly,” Mrs Offor said.

“In a patriarchal society like ours, and a male dominated Assembly, we can see how a very important bill is being treated by the National Assembly, this is not fair to the safety and welfare of Nigerian women and girls.”

In the last one decade, Nigeria has witnessed increase in rape cases and violence against women. The CSOs said the bill provides a legal framework on punishment for girls and women violators and should be taken serious.

According to Executive Director, Education as a Vaccine (EVA) Nigeria, Olabukunola Williams, the bill prohibits discrimination of all sorts and promotes equality and fairness among sexes.

“The GEO bill is important because no person should discriminate against any person on the ground of gender, age or disability. It provides a legal framework for girls and young men and women to live their lives free of gender-based discrimination and violence,” Mrs Williams said.

RelatedNews

Reps adjourn sitting in honour of dead colleagues

PDP elects 23 officials in North-central zone

Supreme Court Judgment: Why I won’t vacate my seat – Senator

SPECIAL REPORT: More Nigerians helpless as developers fail to deliver homes after payment

The Communications Officer for White Ribbon Alliance Nigeria, Tariah Adams, said it is the responsibility of the legislators to ensure that bills like the GEO is not delayed in a society where rape and violence against women have become a social norm.

Mrs Adams said gender equality will “promote equality, ensure development and advancement of all persons, including young women and adolescent girls through promotion of their rights and equality in society and under the law.”

In her response, the Senate Minority Leader, Biodun Olujimi, assured the CSOs that the National Assembly will organise a public hearing and see that the bill is passed for the safety of Nigerian girls and women.

Dangote adbanner 728x90_2 (1)

Ms Olujimi promised that the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, will respond to the bill in good time.

  • WhatsApp
  • Tweet
  • Email
  • Print
  • Telegram
  • More
  • Share on Tumblr
  • Pocket

Support PREMIUM TIMES' journalism of integrity and credibility

Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can ensure the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy, and a transparent government.

For continued free access to the best investigative journalism in the country we ask you to consider making a modest support to this noble endeavour.

By contributing to PREMIUM TIMES, you are helping to sustain a journalism of relevance and ensuring it remains free and available to all.

Donate


TEXT AD: To advertise here . Call Willie +2347088095401...


JOIN THE CONVERSATION

  • Disqus (0)
premiumtimes



PT Mag Campaign AD

Previous Post

2019 Budget: How Nigeria will realise 2.3 million daily oil target — Officials

Next Post

Don’t evict Nigerian refugees, UN tells Cameroon

Nike Adebowale

Nike Adebowale

Nike Adebowale covers the health beat.  She holds a degree from Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti. Twitter: @nikeadebowale1 

More News

Photo credit: theverge.com

Sperm deficit hits Sweden as COVID-19 keeps donors away from hospitals

April 16, 2021
Lagos State Isolation centre Onikan [PHOTO CREDIT: The Africa Report.com]

Clinical trial confirms breakthrough treatment for COVID-19

April 16, 2021
Abuja COVID-19 isolation center

Nigeria records zero COVID-19 deaths in three consecutive days

April 16, 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari have taken the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. [PHOTO: Presidency]

COVID-19: Nigeria vaccinates over 1 million people

April 15, 2021
NAFDAC office

UPDATED: NAFDAC workers commence strike

April 15, 2021
A Sagbo Kodji man takes an early morning wash using well water. Because well water is not clean, it has to be left for the dirt in it to settle before it can be used. [PHOTO CREDIT: Nengi Nelson]

SPECIAL REPORT: Exploitation, eviction threat ‘killing’ residents of a Lagos island

April 15, 2021
Next Post
IDPs used to illustrate the story.

Don’t evict Nigerian refugees, UN tells Cameroon

National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)

NAPTIP moves to rescue 20,000 Nigerian girls trafficked to Mali

Discussion about this post

Search

#EndSARS: Latest Updates




Polaris Bank


JAIZ Ad


Explore Akwa Ibom Ad


Explore Akwa Ibom Ad


Access Bank Ad


NITDA Ad





Glo Ad

Subscribe to News via Email

Enter your email address and receive notifications of news by email.

Join 1,652,526 other subscribers.

Advertisement






netherland biz school Advert



Zenith Advert

ADVERTISEMENT

Our Digital Network

  • PT Hausa
  • Election Centre
  • Human Trafficking Investigation
  • Centre for Investigative Journalism
  • National Conference
  • Press Attack Tracker
  • PT Academy
  • Dubawa
  • LeaksNG
  • Campus Reporter

Resources

  • Oil & Gas Facts
  • List of Universities in Nigeria
  • LIST: Federal Unity Colleges in Nigeria
  • NYSC Orientation Camps in Nigeria
  • Nigeria’s Federal/States’ Budgets since 2005
  • Malabu Scandal Thread
  • World Cup 2018
  • Panama Papers Game
  • Our Digital Network
  • About Us
  • Resources
  • Projects
  • Data & Infographics
  • DONATE

All content is Copyrighted © 2020 The Premium Times, Nigeria

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • COVID-19
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Research & Innovation
    • Data & Infographics
    • Special Reports/Features
    • Investigations
    • Interviews
    • Markets
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • Parliament Watch
    • AGAHRIN
  • Opinion
  • PT Hausa
  • The Membership Club
  • Dubawa
    • Dubawa NG
  • About Us
    • Advert Rates
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
  • Digital Store
  • DONATE

All content is Copyrighted © 2020 The Premium Times, Nigeria

Our website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.