Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- Speaker Abbas Tajudeen has asked the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review to revisit some of the gender bills that were rejected in the last assembly, notably the bill on the creation of extra-legislative seats for women.

Mr Tajudeen spoke at the inauguration of the Constitution Review Committee on Monday in Abuja.

The Speaker, in his speech, stated that the 43-member committee must consider those bills and prioritise them.

"I urge you to revisit the issue of additional or reserved seats for women across legislative bodies, twinning in joint tickets and conferring citizenship on foreigners married to Nigerian women," he said.

Gender Bills

The National Assembly, during the last alteration exerc...