AMAC Chairman Sues For Implementation Of 2015 VAPP Act

Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Mr Abdullahi Candido, has called for proper implementation of the 2015 Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act, to help tackle all forms of gender violence in the country.
The Chairman who made the call at the opening ceremony of a two-day town hall meeting on sexual and gender based violence on Tuesday in Abuja, said the Act had not been given necessary attention it deserved.
The Tide source reports that the two-day town hall meeting for Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) was organised by a coalition of 60 NGOs under the auspices of Legislative Advocacy Coalition on Violence Against Women (LACVAW).
The event is also on data sensitisation under the intervention strategy for the effective implementation of the VAPP Act (2015) project in Abuja.
According to the Chairman, there is no time better than now to speak out with one voice for the helpless who are being abused on a daily basis in our society.
He added that it was important for other civil society organisations to champion the fight against such act so as to curb the menace.
“I wish to congratulate you for the courage and tenaciousness with which you have been carrying out this advocacy and the success stories being recorded in this regard.
“As you deploy more of your resources in fighting for this cause, we employ you to count on our unflinching support in anyway possible.
“And we will use every machinery at our disposal to help actualise your goal at least within our domain,” he said.
The Coordinator, LACVAW, Ms Eqy Anazonwu, said the sensitisation campaign was aimed at curbing the trend of sexual, psychological and physical violation meted on women and children in the country.
She explained that the meeting was in collaboration with the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) programme to emphasise on the significance of VAPP Act for Women and Girls in Nigeria.