{"id":66826,"date":"2025-05-28T21:03:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T21:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=66826"},"modified":"2025-05-28T21:03:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T21:03:14","slug":"bill-seeking-15-female-inclusion-in-nigerian-military-passes-second-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/05\/28\/bill-seeking-15-female-inclusion-in-nigerian-military-passes-second-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Seeking 15% Female Inclusion in Nigerian Military Passes Second Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Samuel Adeola<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A bill seeking to mandate at least 15% female representation in Nigeria\u2019s Armed Forces has passed second reading in the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by Hon. Kafilat Ogbara (APC, Lagos), the bill proposes an amendment to the Armed Forces Act, 2004, to enhance the recruitment, enlistment, and appointment of women into the military.<\/p>\n<p>It also recommends the establishment of a special unit to promote gender inclusion and maintain relevant data.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the debate on the floor, Hon. Ogbara decried the underrepresentation of women, particularly in operational and leadership roles.<\/p>\n<p>She noted that the existing law provides no clear framework for women\u2019s inclusion in recruitment, training, or promotion &#8211; a gap worsened by entrenched cultural and institutional biases.<\/p>\n<p>Ogbara stated that the bill aligns with global commitments such as the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 and Nigeria\u2019s National Action Plan, both of which advocate for increased female participation in peace and security efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The bill also supports Nigeria\u2019s obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).<\/p>\n<p>If enacted, the legislation will require that no less than 15% of military personnel be female, with a dedicated unit established to monitor compliance and promote gender equity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis amendment is a step toward justice, fairness, and professionalism in our armed forces,\u201d Ogbara said.<\/p>\n<p>The bill received unanimous support during a voice vote presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samuel Adeola &nbsp; A bill seeking to mandate at least 15% female representation in Nigeria\u2019s Armed Forces has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. Sponsored by Hon. Kafilat Ogbara (APC, Lagos), the bill proposes an amendment to the Armed Forces Act, 2004, to enhance the recruitment, enlistment, and appointment of women into [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":64826,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66826"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66827,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66826\/revisions\/66827"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}