By Seyifunmi Olarinde
Oyo state has made commendable strides in reducing the prevalence of female genital mutilation in the state and has reduced the occurrence rate from sixty-three per cent to 31.3 per cent within the past six years.
Wife of Oyo state governor, Mrs Tamunominimi Makinde disclosed this in an address during the event organized by her office to commemorate this year’s International Day Of Zero Tolerance For Female Genital Mutilation
Mrs Makinde who said over two hundred communities in the state had declared the abandonment of FGM, stressed the need for stakeholders to step up their commitments to reducing the prevalence rate to zero.
While highlighting the various laws enacted by the state to address violence against women and children, Mrs Makinde encouraged mothers to speak out against female Genital Mutilation and seek for help from the government
Earlier, a social worker from the state Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Mrs Seun Olalekanmi emphasized that 27 million women have been predicted to be at risk of FGM globally, before the year 2030, hence the need for stakeholders to intensify their advocacy efforts.
Mrs Olalekanmi identified no sexual satisfaction, post-traumatic stress, memory loss, and extramarital affairs as some of the negative effects of Female Genital Mutilation on victims.
Also speaking, the FGM focal person in Oyo state, Mrs Balikis Olawoyin advocated increased community mobilization as well as youth and Media engagements to further reduce the prevalence rate of FGM in Oyo state.
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