Wives of the 36 state governors in Nigeria have called on Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) to enact laws on sexual violence and all forms of violence against women in the country. In this regard, we the First Ladies of the 36 States agreed to amplify the advocacy on sexual and gender-based violence on an ongoing basis. “It was observed that very few cases of sexual violence in Nigeria end up in convictions. The First Ladies, therefore, resolved to become more involved in seeing that justice is done for survivors of sexual violence. It was agreed that advocacy efforts will be intensified to ensure that legislation and implementation of such laws can be used to combat gender-based violence.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 08, 2020 17:48 UTC