Anambra Commissioner for Women Affairs and Children, Mrs. Ify Obinabo have officially inaugurated the state Multi-Stakeholders Action Committee on Gender Based Violence (GBV) Prevention.
Inaugurating the committee proper, Commissioner Obinabo, while describing war against GBV as a special one for Governor Chukwuma Soludo, whom according to her, has zero tolerance for rascalism, charged religious leaders to key into the fight by allowing it form part of their sermons.
Condemning gender based violence in Anambra State and Nigeria in general, Obinabo called for early written wills by fathers which she noted can be reviewed by the author from time to time to nip in the bud, crisis from his siblings and kinsmen after his demise.
The Manager, Project and Lagos Office, ActionAid Nigeria, Mrs. Vivian Efem-Bassey, listed their contribution towards an Anambra State where women and girls are free from experiencing GBV and it’s fear and advocate for and hold government accountable for the implementation of the VAPP Law, progress being made across all it’s provisions and make recommendations as parts of their primary responsibilities.
Mrs. Efem-Bassey, noted that one of the major purposes of inaugurating the committee is for them to be actively involved in education, sensitization, and engagement of their sphere of influence for the prevention of GBV.
After the official inauguration, the participants, who were engaged in an orientation course, later commenced a four-day intensive training on the language of gender equality in GBV programming, understanding of socio-cultural and Religious Norms and their impacts on GBV in Nigeria, forms, types, impact and root causes of GBV in Anambra State and Advocacy for Social Change towards GBV among other numerous topics.
