Tinubu expected to send reserved-seat proposals to parliament
President Bola Tinubu is expected to transmit executive bills to Nigeria’s National Assembly proposing reserved seats for women and people with disabilities, Speaker Abbas said, according to Punch Nigeria.
President Bola Tinubu is set to transmit executive bills to the National Assembly proposing special reserved seats for women and people with disabilities, according to Speaker Abbas, as reported by Punch Nigeria. The proposed bills would create dedicated representation for the two groups in the legislature. The supplied material does not identify the chambers or the number of seats covered by the proposals.
It also does not give a date for the transmission of the bills, explain the constitutional changes that may be required, or state how the proposed seats would be filled. The report attributes the information to Abbas. No further details about the bills or the expected legislative process were included in the material provided.
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