Wife of the Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi has directed wives of local government chairmen and Local Council Development Areas LCDAs in the state to set up a Gender Based Violence Management Commeettee with immediate effect.
Erelu Fayemi gave the directive in Ado Ekiti while briefing the councils’ first ladies on a World Bank programme tagged “Adolescent Girl child Initiative for Learning and Empowerment project.
According to her, the committee is expected to address all forms of gender based violences and various challenges that could impede the smooth academic programmes of adolescent girl child in the state.
She directed that the GBV committees should send their quarterly report to the ministry of women affairs and office of the wife of the state governor.
Erelu Fayemi reteriated that Ekiti State was chosen among the beneficiaries of the project as a result of various advocacy programme held by the Governor and her excellency through an initiative known as “keep Girls in School.
The Governor’s wife called on council Chairmen’s wives to partake in the improvement, renovation and the learning condition of the existing schools in the state saying such was the major objective of the Adolescent Girl child Initiative for Learning and Empowerment project.
“As the wife of chairmen, we want you to take ownership of the project, and supervise the progress of the programme your communities, play active role on the AGILE project, monitor the progress of the renovations” she said.
“You need to Monitor as well compliance to the Female Genital Mutilation law in the communities” she added
Erelu Fayemi however appealed to them never to allow Obirin kete women empowerment initiative to go into Oblivion saying that it remained a vital means of encouraging women to be self reliant.
Wife of the State Governor Elect, Mrs Yemi Oyebanji promised to build on the good legacy of Erelu Fayemi, and solicit the support of the chairmen’s wives on all platforms.
The Chairperson, wives of council chairmen and wife Efon Alaaye local government chairman, Mrs Ebunlomo Adetunji
Lauded the past and present programmes of the wife of the governor promising that all needed support would be given to government initiative.