FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION: ‘CONSIDER DAMAGE AND IRREVERSIBLE IMPLICATIONS ON OUR DAUGHTERS’ – FIRST LADY WARNS PARENTS, LEADERS
By Oki Samson, Trek Africa Newspaper
First Lady, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sen. Oluremi Shade Tinubu
In her celebration message of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sen. Oluremi Shade Tinubu has called on parents and leaders to discard the age-old, harmful traditional practice.
‘The message personally e-signed by the First Lady and granted Trek Africa Newspaper reads: ‘We commemorate the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), under the theme “Her Voice, Her Future: Investing in Survivors Led Movements to End Female Genital Mutilation”. We are once again reminded of the responsibility we bear to protect the rights, vulnerability and well-being of the girl child.’
‘Today, I call upon parents, particularly mothers, traditional leaders, and community leaders, where Female Genital Mutilation persists to consider the damage and irreversible health implications inflicted on our daughters. While acknowledging the progress made in the fight against Female Genital Mutilation in Nigeria, we must confront the practices that still persist, causing irreparable harm to our girls.’
‘I commend all our First Ladies of States, other Non Governmental Organizations, Civil Society Organizations and Health care professionals for lending their voices to the fight against Female Genital Mutilation across the entire nation. As we collectively strive for the full eradication of Female Genital Mutilation in Nigeria by 2030, let all hands be on deck and let us continue to speak up against this injustice done to our girls’, Oluremi Tinubu concluded.
