Dr Eleanor Nwadinobi, the President of the Medical Women’s International Association, has applauded the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) over his speech calling for a global treaty to end violence against women and girls.

Nwadinobi, in a statement to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja, commended the president’s speech at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, USA.

Nwadinobi, who is also a co-founder of Everywoman Treaty, a coalition advocating for a global treaty to end violence against women and girls, drew attention to the fact that Buhari was the first president to call for such a treaty.

“The press statement of President Buhari’s speech to the 76th United Nations General Assembly is ground-breaking as Buhari is the first president to call for a global treaty to end violence against women and girls.