‘Indigeneship’ Bill for Married Women Gets Second Reading in House of Representatives

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed through second reading, a bill for an act to amend the Federal Character Commission Act to allow married women chose which indigeneship they want.

Edward Pwajok (Plateau-APC), who sponsored the bill said it seeks to address the issue of appropriate indigeneship for married women.

He also said that the extant law is discriminatory against women as a man’s indigeneship is never questioned even when he marries many wives.

He added that married women had been subjected to psychological trauma on the legal uncertainty of their ‘indigenous identity for a very long time’. Read More