Women Wing of the Anambra State Trade Union Congress, TUC, recently
embarked on peaceful protest, awareness and sensitization campaign
against high rate of rape and molestation of the girl child.
The Protest Walk took the women through Aroma Junction to the Jerome Udorji Secretariat in Awka.
The protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as, ”Government
Should Implement Stiffer Punishments For Rapists,”, “End Rape”, “Raise
Boys, Who Respect Girls”, “Women Are Not Sex Toys”, “No To Rape Is A
Collective Responsibility” among others.
Addressing the protesters, wife of the Governor, Dr Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, who described rape as a heinous crime, frowned at some men, who rape women including small children, thereby exposing them to pains and agony.
The governor’s wife, represented by the Senior Special Assistant to
the Governor On Donor Agencies, Mrs. Mary Ogugua, said the present
administration is committed towards eliminating rape as well as all other forms of violence against women.
She noted that through CAFE, she has positively touched many lives, giving them a sense of belonging and commended the union for embarking on such key awareness campaigns.
The State Head of Service, Barrister Harry Uduh, identified the
campaign as timely, noting that rape and violence against women are
now two major problems bedeviling the society, and pledged his total
support towards the campaign.
The Commissioner For Children and Women Affairs, Lady Ndidi Mezue,
represented by the Head of Information in the Ministry, Pastor Nkiru Iloanya, also commended TUC Women Wing, for embarking on the protest, maintaining that her
Ministry will continue to work tirelessly to ensure that rape and all forms of violence against women are brought to the barest minimum in the state.
The Anambra State Chairman of Trade Union Congress, Comrade Ifeanyi
Okechukwu, as well as the State Chairperson of TUC, Comrade Nneka Nwankwo, called on leaders at all levels to enact laws with stiffer
penalties for perpetrators of rape and violence against women and children, to serve as deterrent to perpetrators.
they also commended the Governor’s wife for her numerous interventions
and assistance to women, children, and the less privileged.
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