The House of Representatives’ second reading of a bill to ban cross-dressing in Nigeria failed today, Wednesday.
Ahmed Wase, the Deputy speaker of the house, who oversaw the day’s plenary, urged Muda Umar, the bill’s sponsor, to withdraw the proposal because it fails to adequately reflect the nation’s diversity.
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The proposed law was titled, ‘A Bill for an Act to Amend Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, 2013 to Prohibit Cross Dressing; and for Related Matters (HB.1938).’
As Umar led the discussion during the second reading, members of the House were already speaking louder than usual, forcing Wase to interrupt the sponsor and ask him to put the bill on hold till more people were consulted.
