The Senate has passed the Gender Bill for second reading.
The bill, sponsored by Senator representing Ekiti South, Biodun Olujimi, is expected to eliminate every form of discrimination against women and people living with disabilities.
Olujimi, in 2021 was asked to withdraw the legislation after some of her colleagues raised arguments about its clash with their socio-cultural and religious beliefs.
But Olujimi while pushing the bill forward today said it will address several forms of issues bedevilling men and women in their constituencies in issues of land ownership, inheritance, education, employment and the rising tide of sexual and gender-based violence in private and public spaces of institutions of learning.
