Experts believe raising awareness on the dangers associated with gender-based violence and bringing perpetrators to book is one sure way the menace can be curbed.
They made their views known during the closing ceremony of the activities of Ambassadors of Dialog Climate and Reintegration in Borno State.
The 12 year Boko Haram Insurgency in Borno has made women and girls vulnerable to sexual and gender based violence.
This menace is now worrisome to the society as victims get little or no psychological support due to fear of stigma.
It is why the ambassadors of dialogue climate and reintegration took about 2years bringing together stakeholders to build their capacity on the legal and policy framework for gender equality women empowerment and ways to end violence against women and girls.
Even as the ambassadors of dialog climate and reintegration wind up their activities in the state, stakeholders are of the view that raising awareness on the need to speak out and bring in perpetrators to book is one sure way of eliminating sexual and gender based violence.
As Issues of gender based violence continue to linger in the society, stakeholders believe that everyone has a role to play in advocating for more policies to be enacted so as to protect the vulnerable and bring perpetrators to justice.
ORTOM URGES FG TO DREDGE BENUE, KATSINA AL RIVERS
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has tasked the Federal Government to urgently dredge Rivers Benue and Katsina-Ala as a panacea to the perennial flooding in the country.
The Governor gave the recommendation when he received the Presidential Committee on Flood and Disaster Management, at the Benue Peoples House, Makurdi.
Flooding has become a yearly occurrence across the country particularly in Benue State where the Benue River ends up over flowing its banks.
This always ends up rendering people homeless, shutting down businesses, among other damages.
Flood control infrastructure is believed to be the necessary measures to manage to damage.
The Presidential Committee on Flood and Disaster Management, in Ben7e led by its Chairman, Emmanuel Adanu
The state Governor commends the Federal Government for setting up this crucial committee.
The mandate of the committee iss to interact with stakeholders with a view to developing a masterplan for the prevention of the flood disaster which was becoming a perennial occurrence.
Governor ortom particularly requests the Federal Government through the Committee to offer incentives to farmers who lost their farms as result of last year’s flood disaster which ravaged the state and other parts of the country.
Benue, Nasarawa and Kogi States are along flood tracks and Benue State will be particularly studied and captured in the report of the Committee,
The target is to put economic value to flood control, management and reorganization.
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