The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, has
revealed government commitment to incessant protection of women and children
from Domestic Violence (DV).
Fashola said the government had also taken a
position against it by legislation, policy, physical action and all anti-DV
mechanisms induced to curb the menace.
He said the government had built perhaps the only
transit home in the whole of Nigeria for women who have suffered domestic
violence and dedicated it for that purpose.
The governor said this while receiving the primates
of the Council of Anglican Provinces in Africa in Lagos on Monday.
He said, “It (the
home) has a nursing facility, school facility and everything for women, who
often end up thrown out of their home after the abuse. That home is what we
have called safe harbour for the vessel of life.
“Any woman who loses her home because of abuse is always welcome there with her children until such a time that we can intervene to reconcile the family or bring harmony, but in that institution we are able to continue the children’s education and also provide medical support where necessary.”
Fashola described human trafficking as the second slavery which is a voluntary one, while charging everyone to join hands to put an end to the practice because it “undermines the dignity that God gave Man since he was not created in bondage by God.”
Earlier, the Chairman of CAPA, Most Reverend Bernard Ntahoturi from Burundi, had commended the government for its diligence.
He said, “We saw that the actualiser of Lagos has kept Lagos with that name. We like to thank you that we have seen Lagos as a state that is thriving and one with security, a state with a vision and a state with a leadership that is committed to the well-being of its population of people only the Nigerians, but foreigners who are living in the state.”
While giving an insight into a conference CAPA was set to hold, Ntahoturi said it would discuss the contribution of CAPA to what was happening in Sudan, Southern Sudan, Central Africa and other parts of Africa so that the church could contribute to getting answers to economic and poverty challenges that the continent faced.
“Any woman who loses her home because of abuse is always welcome there with her children until such a time that we can intervene to reconcile the family or bring harmony, but in that institution we are able to continue the children’s education and also provide medical support where necessary.”
Fashola described human trafficking as the second slavery which is a voluntary one, while charging everyone to join hands to put an end to the practice because it “undermines the dignity that God gave Man since he was not created in bondage by God.”
Earlier, the Chairman of CAPA, Most Reverend Bernard Ntahoturi from Burundi, had commended the government for its diligence.
He said, “We saw that the actualiser of Lagos has kept Lagos with that name. We like to thank you that we have seen Lagos as a state that is thriving and one with security, a state with a vision and a state with a leadership that is committed to the well-being of its population of people only the Nigerians, but foreigners who are living in the state.”
While giving an insight into a conference CAPA was set to hold, Ntahoturi said it would discuss the contribution of CAPA to what was happening in Sudan, Southern Sudan, Central Africa and other parts of Africa so that the church could contribute to getting answers to economic and poverty challenges that the continent faced.
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