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 Nigeria; Gov. Sanwo-Olu Assents To Law Establishing Domestic, Sexual Violence Response Agency

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By Joseph Edegbo :
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Monday assented to the law establishing the  Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence  Response Agency with the appointment of Ms.Lola Vivour-Adeniyi as the Executive Secretary.
Until her appointment, Lola was the Coordinator of the  State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT)  and UNFPA focal point.
A statement by Rabiatu Sageer of the UNFPA describes the development as a major milestone for the institutionalization of GBV response  and a promising  policy step at ensuring sustainability and securing funding for GBV response.
“It  is a great  effort at bringing GBV issues to the fore , and keeping the issue on the front burner and at the top of political  discourse and indeed raises  the  bar for GBV response in Nigeria.
” With this, there is no doubt that Lagos is the State  to beat in  institutionalizing GBV response and we encourage other states  to adopt this promising policy step.
“For us in UNFPA  we are indeed proud of this achievement as the GBV team UNFPA is  partnering with on the GBV Virtual and Referral Response Service  has now been elevated to the status of a  full fledged Government Agency   which will come with full staff compliment and the budget line of  Government funding as a  full fledged”  government   institution.
“I make bold to say this is unprecedented in Nigeria and indeed the future is bright for GBV response in Lagos
“So many things may challenge us, but there are still things such as this,  that bring us joy.  Congratulations Lagos State,  Congratulations Ms Lola Vivour-Adeniyi, Congratulations UNFPA”, she said.
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