Monarch Urges Group To Sponsor Bills Against Rape

The Medical Women’s Association of  Nigeria  ( MWAN), Rivers State branch, has been charged to sponsor bills at the National Assembly in order to end rape and other violence against women.
His Majesty, King Leslie Eke, Eze Gbakagbaka gave the charge when the group paid a courtesy call on him at his palace yesterday in Woji, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area.
Eze Eke said the charge became imperative due to the continuous violence against women in the country.
He noted that such bills would help to bring an end to the menace which he said was prevalent in Nigeria.
Another challenge, he pointed out was that of female gentile mutilation which according to him, was still practised in some parts of the state and beyond.
“More laws should be enacted to end the challenge against women. People should also be solution providers, leaving traditional  or parochial ways of thinking”, he said.
The Eze Oha Evo III of Evo Kingdom, further urged his guests to do more about publicity to create more awareness of the group’s existence that he said would broaden their horizon and as well make them a better contact and  reference points in the state.
The Nyerisi Eli Woji also urged the president of the association and her members to be active in any where they found themselves so as to make the people to access them easily.
In her speech, the President of MWAN, Rivers state branch,  Dr  Vetty  Agala, said they were at the Eze’s palace to plead with him on the need to adopt him as their “ Male Champion”.
Agala, noted that it would amount to a fruitless journey, if the group lacked a prominent male character to help in championing its cause as a women group.
She explained how tasking it would be for women to achieve certain goals in absence of a male figure, thus the decision to adopt Eze Gbakagbaka as its Male Champion.
Some of the tasks, she said would be sensitisation of women on the area and importance of accessing the Health Centres for medical attentions among other issues.
TheTide, however, learnt that the group would be 35 years by next month, which would be garnished with an epoch event where Eze Gbakagbaka  would be expected to serve as its chairman.