Aisha Buhari, Governors’ Wives Launch Campaign Against Rape

Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari and wives of state governors have launched a campaign against Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the country. The group captioned the campaign, “Leave Our Daughters Alone.”

Aisha said this in a statement on Wednesday, while expressing concerns over increasing violence against women.

“I launched a campaign with the governors’ wives and other stakeholders and issued a statement nation-wide in response to increasing and frequent reports of GBV with the slogan – Leave Our Daughters Alone!” She said on twitter.

Tweet:

It is devastating to hear about the gruesome death of our daughters who were mercilessly raped by men, who in some cases are their fathers, brothers and protectors of their chastity. pic.twitter.com/vPlsn3n9zS

— Aisha M. Buhari (@aishambuhari) June 3, 2020

She said the move was, ” followed by a planned advocacy for the constitution of a presidential task force on ending GBV in Nigeria; prospective members were identified.”

“The objective is to review the policy and legal framework on GBV with a view to proposing strengthening measures and an improvement plan.

“In view of the recent developments, I therefore call on all stakeholders especially Federal Ministry of Women Affairs as well as legal and security agencies to expedite action so that justice takes it course accordingly.

“I will continue to work with the governors’ wives to ensure that relevant structures and policy frameworks are put in place to end Gender Based Violence in Nigeria.”

Nigeria has recently witnessed cases of rape and abuse of women, with the case of Vera Uwa who was raped and murdered in a Redeemed Christian Church of God in Benin on May 27 bstill fresh in the memories of many.

Similarly the development led to calls for stiffer penalties against rape cases and gender related violence, especially where it affects women.