The tenth national Assembly has reiterated commitment to push for legislation that would enhance the chances of women and youth to participate more in governance through various legislative interventions embedded in its legislative agenda.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Dr. Abbas Tajudeen stated these when he received the Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in Nigeria, Ms. Elsie Attafuah in Abuja.
The Speaker also gave assurances
of the House to pursue its agenda in a manner that complements the Renewed Hope
Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, given that both aspire to achieve common
objectives of nation-building.
The speaker called on the UNDP
to do more in the area of advocacy that galvanizes support for gender equity
related bills in the ongoing constitution alteration exercise.
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