Stakeholders in the fight against Gender Based Violence in Niger State have said that the continued perpetration of the act affects the Gross Domestic Product of the country as well as the internally generated revenue of the state.
They therefore vowed to fight the menace to a standstill in the state using the Violence Against Persons Prohibition law, which the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development say has been helpful.
It is the 2025 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, and the Niger State Ministry of Women Affairs is leading the walk to sensitise the public against the act.
The procession took to the major roads within the metropolis and ended at the Women’s Multipurpose Development Centre.
The Director, Planning and Research of the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, who doubles as the Gender focal person in the ministry, Mary Yisa, used the medium to state that they are winning the war against GBV, especially using the VAPP law.
According to her, if GBV is not tamed, the economy of the nation and that of the state will continue to suffer.
Other speakers, including the special adviser to the governor on women’s affirmative action, Mary Berje and the state Director of the National Human Rights Commission, Nuhu Muhammed, vowed to keep fighting against GBV to a standstill.
The theme for this year’s 16 Days of Activism is Unite to end Digital Violence against all women and girls.
(Editor: Nkoli Omhoudu)
