A coalition of women's group in Anambra State under the aegis of Gender and Constitution Reform Network (GECORN), has called for an end to female genital
A coalition of women’s group in Anambra State under the aegis of Gender and Constitution Reform Network , has called for an end to female genital mutilation, child marriage and others in the country.
GECORN made the call during a peaceful awareness walk, along the Enugu/Onitsha expressway in Awka, and other strategic locations. Chairperson of the coalition, Professor Ogugua Ikpeze, who addressed members of the public said: “This advocacy campaign, which is supported by Ford Foundation is apt, given that the language of the 1999 constitution is masculine, discriminatory against women, as well as disregarding the existence of women.
“This road walk is an advocacy campaign to sensitise the public especially the constitutional reviewers on the need for rights of women to be properly accommodated in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The constitution is Supreme. Therefore, it should be amended in a way that any culture, custom and practices repugnant to natural justice, equity and good conscience should be removed,” she noted.
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