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RAPE: Governors’ Forum Declares\u00a0State of Emergency on Sexual and Gender-based Violence\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
Zainab Tanimu<\/strong><\/div>\n
Kaduna, North-West, Nigeria<\/strong><\/div>\n
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The 36 Governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors\u2019 Forum has Declare a State of Emergency on Sexual and Gender-based Violence in the country.\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Chairman of the Forum and Governor of\u00a0 Ekiti state Dr. Kayode Fayemi stated this at the end of the 10th covid-19 teleconference meeting with his colleagues.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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The Governors strongly condemned all forms of\u00a0 violence against women and children and call on State Governors that have not domesticated gender-based protection laws to domesticate them\u00a0 to\u00a0 increase protection for women and children and ensure speedy investigation and prosecution of perpetrators of such crime.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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On the decision of President to postpone the formal publication of Executive Order 10 of\u00a0 2020 in the Official Gazette to enable further consultations among all stakeholders, the Governors through a Committee\u00a0 by the Vice Chairman of the\u00a0 Forum, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State, says it would continue meeting with the delegation of the Conference of Speakers and other stakeholders to work out modalities for resolving the issues amicably.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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The Governors reiterate the position of members that the proposed Control of\u00a0 Infectious Diseases Bill, 2020 for the governors to take\u00a0 into account the crucial role of State Governments within\u00a0 the\u00a0 federal system in responding to pandemics in the country.\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Governors want to be conferred with the powers, among others to, declare any place within their State an infected area; make regulations and directives towards prevention and further spread of an infectious disease within their\u00a0 States; establish States\u2019 Centers for Disease Control while the discretionary powers of the\u00a0 President and the Director General of\u00a0 NCDC as contained in the proposed Bill should be reviewed.\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Source: Radio Nigeria<\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

RAPE: Governors’ Forum Declares\u00a0State of Emergency on Sexual and Gender-based Violence\u00a0 Zainab Tanimu Kaduna, North-West, Nigeria The 36 Governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors\u2019 Forum has Declare a State of Emergency on Sexual and Gender-based Violence in the country.\u00a0 Chairman of the Forum and Governor of\u00a0 Ekiti state Dr. Kayode Fayemi stated this 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