The Nigerian Senate has rejected a bill designed to grant women the same marital rights as their husbands. The bill was being read a second time when it was rejected.
During its plenary session earlier today, the Nigerian Senate rejected a bill titled “A Bill Seeking Gender Parity and Prohibition of Violence against Women” presented by Abiodun Olujimi, a senator from Ekiti state, which is designed to grant women the same marital rights as their husbands.