Gender Based Violence: Alabo Nengi Calls On religious leaders to lead campaign

Gender Based Violence: Alabo Nengi Calls On religious leaders to lead campaign 

Emem Idio

Yenagoa_____ A renowned Niger Delta based human rights activist and Chairman of the Civil Liberties Organization, CLO, Bayelsa State branch, Royal High Chief. Alabo Nengi James has called on the clergy and other religious leaders in the society to lead the campaign violence against women by using the pulpit to condemn all forms of abuses against women and children.

Alabo Nengi, who stated this at the Choice of Christ Ministry, Azikoro Town in Yenagoa LGA, Bayelsa State while speaking as a guest speaker at an interactive awareness campaign to sensitize children and women as part of activities to mark the International campaign against the elimination of violence against women and girls--child as part of a 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence (GBV).

According to Nengi who is also the founder and Chairman of Nengi James Foundation, said by virtue of their position and authority they command in the society, the clergy, he pointed out has a big role to play in sensitizing the public against society ills and inhuman socio-cultural practices.

He said women and the girl child like others have inalienable fundamental human rights which include right to education, right to employment, right to equal opportunity, right to dignity of the human person among others.

While condemning all forms of discrimination against women and the girl child, he said it is regretted to note that cultural harmful practices like female genital mutilation, child trafficking and child labour are still prevalent in the society today.

He admonished parents and guardians to take responsibility of training their children and wards according to the holy scriptures which says train up a child in the way he should go, and when he grow up old he will not depart from it, just as he also advised children to be obedient to their parents and constituted authority.

Highlight of the occasion was the presentation of gifts items to the children.