Dr. Kayode Fayemi
EKITI State governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has declared war on rape and other sexual related violence against women and child in the state adding that the state will henceforth be too hot for the perpetrators of the crimes.
The governor stated this in Ado-Ekiti on Monday while receiving the annual report on the management of Gender-based violence and the State GBV Strategic Plan, adding the state is determined to enforce tough penalties against violators of the existing GBV laws.
Fayemi while promising that his government would continue to provide the needed institutional support for fight against GBV said his administration’s commitment to combat gender based violence is a clear demonstration of his government’s resolve to restore Ekiti core values and cultures.
The governor also disclosed that the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), which he chairs, had also taken a firm stand against sexual violence and abuse, leading to declaration of a state of emergency on Gender Based Violence in all states.
Earlier, the First lady and chairperson of the GBV management committee, Erelu Bisi Fayemi disclosed that the state government has provided succour for no fewer than 133 survivors of GBV between December 2018 till date.
Mrs. Fayemi said the Committee which was reconstituted in July 2019, has been able to facilitate the provision of several legal frameworks to protect GBV survivors, including the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Sexually Abused Minors Law 2020.
She added that the Committee, through the Office of the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, activated the 2013 Sex Offender Register with the “name and shame policy” which provides for the publication of the names and photographs of convicted sex offenders in public places.