Fayemi’s Wife advocates inclusion of sex education in school curriculum

  

…as Ekiti State school curricula.

By Tosin Faeji

The Governor’s Wife made the call in Ado- Ekiti on Tuesday during the flag-off of the State's Ministry of Education's  Policy document on Gender-Based Violence and  inauguration of Anti GBV in schools.

The event with theme : " 30 years after adoption of the Charter: accelerate the implementation of agenda 2040 for an Africa fit for Children" was in commemoration of the 2021 Africa Child day.

 Mrs Fayemi, who urged Government and other education stakeholders to pay detailed attention to the school curriculum, stated that sexual education for specific age groups in primary and secondary schools would prevent violence and promote Gender Equality.

The Governor’s Wife maintained that the new education policy makes it mandatory that all parents submit names and information about people picking their children from schools. 

In her keynote address titled Prevention of Gender-Based Violence in schools, Erelu Fayemi reiterated that children have the right to be protected from all forms of gender violence, including in their school lives.

She maintained that education plays a crucial role in transforming the root causes of Violence, adding that it is an essential mechanism for the social, emotional and psychological development of young people.

“We are still training guns on our children; it might not be AK47 but guns of poverty, emotional and sexual harassment. When we are passionate about the health of our children, we will protect the guns on them. It is to make our schools safe for them,” The Governor’s Wife added.

While delivering a lecture, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Olawale Fapohunda maintained that the Governor had directed the Ministry of Justice to propose a law on child protection rights and remove minors from abused environments.

He urged organized associations in the teaching profession to quit the silent approach on rape cases involving their members and adapt their methods of handling rape cases among their staffs.

Addressing an ongoing rape case publicized on social media, Fapohunda disclosed that the Ministry of Justice had obtained a protection order for the girl. "The girl will be in the custody of the Government.", he said.

He added that police will investigate everyone involved and mentioned in the case, including the victim’s mother, brother and the bar mentioned.

In his lecture titled reversing the impact of the covid19 pandemic on children, the Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Oyebanji Filani said planning for the post-Covid era must commence now, and the pandemic is not the end of its kind.

Dr Filani urged the students to focus on their goals and believe in their dreams.

Earlier in her welcome address, The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Dr Bimpe Aderiye commended Governor Fayemi for his contribution to the development of the educational system in Ekiti. She added that this generation has its landmark facilitated by the Governor.

Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social development, Alhaja Mariam Ogunlade, reiterated that the international day of the African Child is to reflect on the condition of children in Africa and examine strategies to improve education.

Also at the event were Ekiti State Head of Service, Mrs Peju Babafemi; Chairman, House of Committee on Education, Hon Kemi Balogun; Chairman SUBEB, Board of Technical Education, Hon Babajide; and Special Adviser to the Governor on Partnership and Sustainable development goals, Margret Fagboyo