Hear what NAWE said to President Buhari

The National Association of Women Entrepreneurs (NAWE), has urged President Mohammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency protect the girl child who has become prey in the hands of kidnappers especially in northern Nigeria.

NAWE said the urgly trend has discouraged more girls from going to school. A situation that, if not addressed, will spell doom on the educational future for the female folks in the nearest future.

The group stated this yesterday on the occasion to mark the International Women’s Day.

Speaking to newsmen, the National President NAWE, Barr. Vera Ndanusa, said President Buhari owes the nation as a matter of obligation to protect lives and properties, adding that the failure in fulfilling this obligation has made Nigeria a laughing stock before the International communities.

According to her: “It is unfortunate that women have become endangered species in northern Nigeria with the abduction of school girls almost on a weekly basis thereby hampering their educational pursuit. Even at home front, women are not psychologically stable due the trauma they go through whenever their loved ones are kidnapped or killed by insurgents or bandits. The increase in banditry, kidnapping and insurgency across the nation especially North East and North West is unacceptable.

“We however also demand that President Buhari provides equal opportunities in the social, economic and political spheres, end to social stereotypes associated with the female gender, provide more government interventions directed at the girl child, strong partnerships between the government and the civil society to end gender based violence against women and girls, domesticate, the VAPP act to reduce cases of GBV against women and girls, and provides 35% affirmative action for all elective positions at all levels of government in the country”, she said.