Former Ondo State First Lady Advocates End Of Female Genital Mutilation

Nigerians have been urged to continue to advocate for the end of Female Genital Mutilation in the country. The wife of the former governor of Ondo State, Mrs Olukemi Mimiko gave the urge at the lauching of the Book title OGORIRE: Our Blood, their Blood ” in Abuja the nation’s capital.

She said that a better life and the improvement of the life of the girl child should also be prioritized.

The writter of the Book OGORIRE Mr Kunle Awojemile who is a staff of the Federal Ministry of Environment, said that the book was an advocacy book on female genital mutilation to help eradicate the practice. He also noted that the book also exposes the tradition around Female genital mutilation.

“The protagonist in the book shows us the medical conditions that can result from a female genital mutilation, such as services such as inverses battery frontier development of keloids for the girl child. So, this book is my little contribution to that advocacy to eradicate the harmful practice,” he explained.

He also noted that there was plan to partner with the Ministry of health and hospitals so that the book can be part of details that would be talked about at anti natals.

A former Director, Federal Civil Service Commission, Mr Olowoofoyeku James Osuji said that there was the need to educate the practitioners of Female Genital Mutilation, FGM otherwise known as Female Genital Cutting, FGC on the dangers it portends.

Mr Osuji also noted that the circumcisers should be economically empowered to stop this dangerous practice.

He said efforts should also be made to use them as referrals to standard hospitals where mothers who believe in such can be educated on the dangers of FGM.

He also emphazied the survival of children especially the female child, their protection, growth to adulthood, education and overall general development should be the focus of all.

The book; OGORIRE: OUR BLOOD, THEIR BOND would be added to other literature available on Female Genital Mutilation, otherwise known as Female Genital Cutting, FGC.