Plateau State Government to implement Gender Act.

PLATEAU State Commissioner of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hon. Rufina Gurumyen has said that the ministry would do everything possible to ensure the full implementation of the Gender and Equal Opportunities Act (GEOA) in the state.
Hon Gurumyen who was represented by Director Social Welfare of the ministry, Mrs. Justina Guful stated this during a one-day round table discussion with key stakeholders on Amendment and Gazetting of (GEOA) funded by Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation programme NSRP and UN-Women in Partnership with Women Peace and Security Network (WPS-N), as well as the state Ministry of Women Affairs, held at the Crest Hostel Jos, last Thursday.
She thanked the participants for honouring the invitation and described GEOA as a welcome development if finally gazetted in the state.
Plateau State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Barrister Jonathan Mawiyau who was represented by a staff of the ministry commended the organizers of the programme and assured them of the ministry’s readiness to work towards gazetting the law since it was passed by the 7th State House of Assembly in the state.
Prof. Patricia Lar who spoke on “Women and Peace Building” said that women have equally contributed in ensuring peace, hence the need for them to participate in peace building, adding that the debate on gender and equal opportunities was still ongoing especially at both the upper and lower arms assembly.

Deputy Programme Manager, UN-Women Peace and Security, Mr. Peter Mancha applauded the effort of the state law makers for passing bill in to law, adding that such effort has made the state a shining example to others in the country.
Mr. Mancha said that, they were now working towards ensuring its full implementation, saying that, the law would virtually cut across both young and old in the state. It was reported that, there were goodwill’s messages from the commissioner for Youth and Sports Danladi Mann, NSRP Regional programme Officer Middle Belt, Mr. Sendi Dauda, even as a paper on emerging conflict issues with emphasis on women was presented by Dr. Chris Kwaja among othersDON'T FORGET TO ALWAYS DROP YOUR COMMENT(S) AND SUGGESTION(S) IN THE COMMENT BOX BELOW. THANKS FOR VISITING. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER https://twitter.com/jtownonline