Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has said the House will vote on crucial constitutional amendment bills, including the special seats bill, upon resumption of plenary in October.

Kalu disclosed this during a reception on the reserved seats for women bill, organised by The Osasu Show (TOS) with support from the Swiss Embassy in Abuja, yesterday.

According to Kalu, the legislation is not born out of sentiments but current realities to deepen democracy in Nigeria. He called on women’s groups to reach out to all relevant stakeholders and influential people in the country.

The deputy speaker said: “As the sponsor of the Reserved Seats for Women Bill, I want to make this abundantly clear: this bill is not born out of sentiment. It is born out of reason, out of evidence, out of the stubborn facts of our current reality. It is rooted in the belief that justice delayed is democracy denied.

Revealing that the bill aligned with the legislative agenda of the House and the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Kalu also appealed to political parties, the media and Nigerians in general to support the bill, adding that his office was always ready to give the needed technical insights.

According to him, the 10th House of Representatives, under the leadership of Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, has placed inclusion at the centre of its legislative vision.