VAPP Law Dissemination: IPAS Nigeria Partners Positive Outreach Foundation in Public Enlightenment in Ado-Odo/Ota, Ogun State

VAPP Law Dissemination: IPAS Nigeria Partners Positive Outreach Foundation in Public Enlightenment in Ado-Odo/Ota, Ogun State

IPAS Nigeria , Partners for Reproductive Justice in Partnership with Positive Outreach Foundation have called for dissemination of the State Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government.

Positive Outreach Foundation is a non governmental organization targeting ‘An Environment with Social and Communal Development by empowering the poor and excluded in the Society to attain a better and sustainable livelihood'.

The exercise is centered in public awareness of the VAPP Law which many people are ignorant of its existence.  According to AC Idowu Adesola, the Area Commander of NSCDC, Sango Ota, said there is no ignorance in law. He advised the participants and all the stakeholders to always be cautious of every law passed by the state and the nation as a whole so as to avoid unnecessary law break.

The program Director, Positive Outreach Foundation, Shodiya Dammylola who moderate the program said the program is aimed at reducing all forms of violence as well as violence understanding categories of offences and the relative punishment. He also tested the participants abilities by dividing them into five groups where various questions ranging from the meaning, causes, who to report to and how to end gender based violence in the Ogun State were treated collectively.

Director of Orientation Agency in Ado-Odo/ Ota in his message, advised the stakeholders to learn from the program and be focus in treating gender based violence in the public. Alhaji Adeyinka, a peace ambassador and a community leader called the program “Teach The Trainers” and he believed that gender based violence is not against only opposite sex but cut across both genders. He also advised that all the stakeholders present should sees this training as opportunity to train others.

The event are well attended by the Ado-Odo/Ota community department representative, Comr. Akintola Olusegun and Comr. Orebanjo Olunukonla. Others are the Matron of Ado-Odo/Ota Primary Health Centre, Chief Adegbite Ademola, Ado-Odo/Ota Division, So-Safe Corp commander, CSC Dada Wasiu, PCRC, VGN, ROMO Branch Chairman Lukman Oloyede, Iyaloja Osuke, Pastor Ayegbisi JP, Segun Otegbeye, Comr. Saliu Adebayo, Prophetess Akinseye and others.

The organizers distributed An Abridged Version of Ogun State Violence Against Person’s Prohibited Law No.2, 2021 to all the participants. Shodiya took his time to explain the 26 offences and jurisdiction of the court as stated in the VAPP law.