GENDER POLICY

 By Alex Dikyes 

Stakeholders have harp on the need for 

Implementation of Nigeria’s Gender Policy as a critical tool to correct noticeable exclusion of women, children and the vulnerable group in national interest for the domestication of the 2021-2026 Policy.

The Permanent secretary, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, Mrs. Monilola Udoh made the statement during a dissemination and sensitization Workshop on the Revised National Gender Policy Implementation in the North- Central Geopolitical of the Federation Zone.

The Permanent secretary, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, Mrs. Monilola said Nigeria  developed its first National Policy on Rights of Women in the year 2000. This was replaced by the National Gender Policy in 2006 as a result of review and integration of lessons learnt from the implementation of that of the 2000.

Mrs. Monilola said key lesson learnt from previous reviews, necessitated the need to work from a gender perspective, and with the purpose of addressing challenges.

She believed the workshop could afford participating state actors as well as development partners the avenue for a robust engagement towards application to close all policy solutions to gender gaps.

Commissioners and other officials of state ministries of Women Affair as well as development partners committed to swift action on issues bordering on rights and general wellbeing of women and children and the vulnerable group.

Outcome of the workshop is to further enhance implementation of the National Gender Policy to promote a system in which women, girls, boys and other vulnerable groups could enjoy the same opportunities, rights and obligations in all spheres of life in the country.