The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists has tasked the Federal Government to ensure that the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of University is called off on time for normalcy to return to public tertiary institutions across the nation.
The call was made in a communique issued by the National Executive Committee of NAWOJ and signed by Helen Udofa, National Secretary, NAWOJ on July 14 at Hotel Benizia in Asaba, Delta State.
The communique read in parts, “All political parties and their candidates should promote inclusiveness and unity in Nigeria as the nation prepares for the next general elections.
“Government should ensure the repairs and maintenance of all deplorable roads across the country. The Federal Government (should) address the issue of insecurity that has eaten deep into the fabric of the country, with a view to finding lasting solution to it.”
It decried the alarming rate of out-of-school children in Nigeria, which according to UNICEF statistics, is over 10 million children, saying that “this needs urgent attention. NAWOJ demands that the National Gender Policy on 35 per cent Affirmative Action should be implemented.”
It said that women should be encouraged to get their PVCs and ensure that they exercise their franchise during the 2023 general elections, insisting that underaged voting should be discouraged.
Among others, it also urged state governments to ensure the domestication of the VAPP law and also strengthen Sexual and Gender Based Violence Reference centres to handle SGBV related cases and cater for the survivors.
