Politics
DR Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, wife of Kebbi Governor, has advocated aggressive enlightenment that will encourage rape survivors to speak out.
She made the call during interactive session with Journalists in Birnin Kebbi on Friday, adding that when enlightened, the public would see reason why rapists must be exposed.
She also stressed the need for increased awareness on Gender-Based Violence (GBV), especially domestic violence that sometimes lead to beating of women or degrading insult against them.
According to her, rape survivors and their families need to be encouraged and supported to expose rapists with a view to curtailing or eradicating the menace.
Shinkafi-Bagudu, however, thanked her husband, Gov. Atiku Bagudu, state legislative arm, traditional rulers, civil society organisations, journalists and other stakeholders for the role played toward ensuring that the Child Rights Act 2003 and Gender Based Violence Act became a reality in Kebbi State.
The governor’s wife also promised to sustain the fight against the menace of cancer even after exiting office in May.
Shinkafi-Bagudu, who is also the Chairperson of the Medicaid Cancer Foundation said “there is need to do more to tame the cancer menace.
“There is also an imbalance in the required interventions and adequate funding. Cancer should be seen as an emergency. I will sustain my ongoing grassroots mobilisation to create the needed awareness in the above direction.”
The governor’s wife further said that an immediate action was required by government and stakeholders to stem the tide of the disease, saying “a stitch in time, they say saves nine.”
She promised to work with government, Civil Society Organisationn and stakeholders to increase funding to the cancer fight, apart from scaling up preventive measures.(NAN)
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