Wife of the Oyo state governor, Engineer Tamunominini Makinde has acknowledged the efforts of the United Nations Population fund, UNFPA towards eliminating Gender-Based Violence in Oyo State and Nigeria at large.
Engineer Makinde stated this in a goodwill message at the official launching of the First National Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, Harmful Practices and Obstetrics Fistula Landscape Analysis Report in Nigeria by (UNFPA) in partnership with Global Affairs, Canada which took place at the State House Banquet Hall, Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.
The governor’s wife who highlighted the roles she had played in collaboration with other relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies in Oyo State in the fight against Gender-Based Violence and other harmful practices against women said these had proved successful.
“some of such successes included the commissioning of the Oyo State-owned Sexual and Assault Referral Center in Ibadan in May 2021; the public presentation of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Law in February 2022 and the introduction of a toll-free hotline which indigenes and residents of Oyo State can call to report Rape and Gender-Based Violence cases”
She equally expressed the hope that the landscape analysis report which had been launched will further help to eliminate Gender-Based Violence and other harmful practices against girlchild and women in Nigeria.
“In my view, a collaboration by all stakeholders in the fight to end Gender-Based Violence is key as statistics have shown that girls and women are hugely at the receiving end of the ugly acts”
Oluseyi Olarinde
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