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From Okey Sampson, Umuahia
Former senator who represented Abia Central at the upper legislative chamber and ex-chairman, University of Calabar governing board council, Dr. (Mrs.) Nkechi Nwaogu has formerly declared interest to return to the Senate in 2023, with a promise to re-introduce the gender equality bill rejected by the national assembly.
Senator Nwaogu who was addressing APC faithful in Umuahia said there was no nation without women, and as such, would be going back to the Senate to champion a course for gender equality and make sure that the gender equality bill that was rejected by the Senate is reversed.
“There is no nation without women. I am going back to the Senate to champion a course for gender equality and make sure that the gender equality bill that was rejected by the Senate is reversed.
Nwaogu who was in the Senate from 2007-2015, urged people to put into consideration that 90 percent of the current National Assembly leaders are all old timers in the legislature and said it was the older the better in terms of legislative know how.
“We should put into consideration that the 90 percent of the current National Assembly leaders are all old timers in the legislature and it is said, the older the better in terms of legislative know how”.
She said as a ranking Senator who has navigated through the rudiments of the parliament, she stood a better chance than anyone else to attract the much desired democracy dividends to Abia Central.
