“With a population of over 200 million people taking into consideration available resources to government and our level of preparedness, I will say we’ve fared fairly.” TounOkewaleSonaiya WomenFM
However, one must commend the efforts of Lagos and Kwara states governments in managing this crisis. Kwara was the first to implement total lockdown and curfew in containing the spread. Lagos, which is the epicentre, has risen up to some of these challenges and so far has been effective especially in equipping test and isolation centres.
Women Affairs ministry has data of various women groups in Nigeria, which will come in handy for palliative disbursements. Also, women account for the largest percentage of caregivers in the country in the health sector, their involvement on other fronts such as the national and state planning level will ensure a holistic, prudent and gender sensitive approach to how resources are managed.
I want to call on all governments and the private sector to ensure 100 percent disability inclusion in everything they are doing on COVID-19.Would you say the rights of women and girls are being protected especially during this period? There is no sufficient statistics on ground to buttress the fact that the palliatives have reached 25 percent of the population let alone disaggregate the data to know how many people benefited. This gap is an evidence that the country needs to work on its social structure more effectively to make it easy to reach, not only those who need support, but to be able to reach every Nigerian.
The FG says the cash and palliatives being distributed are for the poor and most vulnerable, yet many women seem not to be beneficiaries.
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