Mrs. Funmi Efuape, State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, said this at the ongoing 2020 budget assessment session before Ogun Assembly Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development led by Mrs. Sikirat Ajibola.
Efuwape said that cases were resolved by the Social Development Area offices domiciled in the 20 local government areas.
The Assembly is assessing the budget performance of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) between January and June.
Efuwape, in the company of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Women Affairs and Social Development, Adijat Adeleye-Oladapo, stated that the ministry had continued to promote gender equality through empowerment for socioeconomic development.
She said the ministry had trained 150 women and youths on four different vocations, including catering, decorations, hairdressing, and fashion designing during the 2019/2020 skill acquisition training programs within the period under review.
She added that the ministry was putting together strategies towards designing a training program for teachers on Child Safeguard and Protection Policy.
The commissioner noted that this was with a view to identifying children/ pupils going through abuse for proper rehabilitation and protection.
Efuwape noted that 253 rehabilitated destitute, beggars, and vagrant lunatics were reunited with their families.
In her remarks, Ajibola commended the Ministry for its commitment to promoting a peaceful society.
The committee chairman enjoined the ministry to do more of community outreach, sensitization, and other links up for those undergoing challenges and other gender-based violence for necessary intervention.
She said that there was a need to ensure more severe punishment for gender-based violence offenders.
The Newsmen reports that other lawmakers present at the meeting included Modupe Mujota, Lateefat Ajayi, Olakunle Sobukanla, and Musefiu Lamidi.
