Senate on Wednesday promised to include a Bill seeking to provide 35 per cent affirmative action for women in the Gender and Equal Opportunity Bill.

This resolution followed a Point of Order raised by Deputy Minority Whip, Biodun Olujimi, after the voting on the amendment of the Constitution by the lawmakers during plenary.

According to her, the exercise was a mark of democracy, saying that “he who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.

Seconding the motion, Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, recall that this Senate is a very gender sensitive Senate. “We supported women at all material time.

According to him, what they have done is to do a debate to enable the Senate have another look at the Constitution. “I am supporting the motion so that when we do the Bill relating to gender matters, we will be able to focus on the issue of affirmative action. “I plead with this Senate that we remember this commitment and also support our women,” he said.

The matter was unanimously agreed upon when put to Voice Vote by Senate President, Bukola Saraki.

Gender Equal Opportunity Bill has scaled second reading and is currently before the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters.