In line with a report by Solar Information, the combat towards gender-based violence in Bayelsa State spearheaded by the administration of Governor Douye Diri has obtained a lift from wives of first-class conventional rulers in Bayelsa State and different key stakeholders concerned within the advocacy for the safety of girls towards violence.
The wives of the standard rulers to exhibit their help for the combat towards gender-based violence adopted a 13-year-old woman defiled by her father.
The President of Bayelsa Conventional Rulers Wives Affiliation, Her Majesty, Queen Josephine Diete-Spiff, represented by the Secretary, Her Royal Majesty, Diongoli Okportari, mentioned the adoption is a part of methods to indicate dedication to the steps taken by the state authorities on gender-based violence.
The normal rulers' wives and different supporters staged an enormous stroll round Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital with a declaration of help for the present of dedication by the state authorities towards gender-based violence within the State.
Those who participated within the street stroll organised Gender Response Initiative Group (GRIT), as a part of actions marking the 16 days activism towards gender-based violence with the theme 'Orange the World: Finish Violence towards Girls now embody the Affiliation of Skilled Girls Engineers, Nationwide Affiliation of Girls Journalists (NAWOJ), The Ethan Rose Basis, Worldwide Federation of Girls Legal professionals (FIDA), Medical Girls Affiliation of Nigeria and the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ).
Others embody the BREECAN, GREP, Rise up for Girls Society, FACE initiative, The Wind Dynasty, Nationwide Council of Girls Society, the Albino Basis, Bangof, representatives from Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Well being, Wowican, Do Basis, Juliet Pulu Basis, Nationwide Company for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Individuals, Nationwide Human Rights Fee, Starrz Security initiative and Collins Cocodia Basis.
The Chairperson of GRIT, Mrs Dise Ogbise, identified that the street stroll with key stakeholders is the re-affirmation of the dedication of Governor Diri in direction of placing an finish to the incidents of gender-based violence.
In line with Ogbise, regardless of the noticeable drop within the charge of gender-based violence within the state, there's the necessity for participation of the individuals of the state to affix fingers with the state authorities for an finish to gender-based violence.
Additionally talking, a member of the GRIT, Mrs Ann Obuebite known as for all fingers to be on deck to combat violence towards ladies and youngsters urging victims of violence to talk up in order to get pressing assist.
The State Chairman of the Medical Girls Affiliation of Nigeria, Mrs Gbanaibolou Oweife, who noticed that the years of violence towards ladies and youngsters have had psychological results on the victims, assured that the union is dedicated to serving to victims of abuse.
The chairperson, Breast Most cancers Affiliation of Nigeria, Bayelsa state chapter, Pastor Felicia Afenfia pledged their help in direction of eradicating all types of violence towards ladies and youngsters.