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The House of Representatives has urged the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to raise awareness campaigns to educate the public on the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act (2015) across the thirty-six (36) states and the FCT.
The House also urged the Ministry of Budget and National Planning to increase funding to push for motions on the domestication and implementation of the Act, as it mandated its Committee on Women to liaise with the Ministry of Women Affairs in order to establish survivors shelter homes by ensuring they have access to necessary care and support.
It further urged the State Houses of Assembly to establish mechanisms to monitor progress on the effectiveness of the VAPP Act (2015).
These followed a motion on the International Day for the Elimination of All Forms of Violence Against Women, sponsored on Thursday Kafilat Ogbara, who noted that the day is observed annually on November 25th, serving as a global reminder of the need to eradicate violence against women in all its form.
The lawmaker said “violence against women is a pervasive violation of human rights that affects millions of women and girls around the world, manifesting in physical, sexual, and psychological harm”, adding that the United Nations has identified the elimination of violence against women as a critical component of achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls.”
