Mrs Ajimobi urged every individual to see the welfare of girls and their protection as their responsibilities in order to make a difference in the battle to ensure a level playing ground for girls as well as to reduce the level of vulnerability and exposure to danger that is associated with girls.
She explained that if all hands are on deck, the girl child will attain the height of her potentials and the society will be a better place, adding that when you train a girl, you have succeeded in training a generation.
The International Day of the girl child is a day set aside globally to promote issues that will improve a lot of girls across the world; education, rape, empowerment, challenges, health and gender parity among many other issues.
Mrs Ajimobi stressed the importance of giving the girl child the opportunity not only to dream but to also follow the dream and have the liberty to lead in the capacity they find themselves without having any obstacles based on their gender, adding that the day is set aside to further spread the message and tear down barriers that continue to hold girls back.
According to her, providing equal opportunities for the girl child will not only impact positively the immediate family but the whole community. She however decried that in spite of advocacy and awareness, the lot of the girl child is yet to visibly improve to the level that is advocated.
She called on people to join hands in protecting the girl child from all forms of vices, reiterating that the Oyo State Agency for the Protection of Aids will continue to support development partners to mainstream gender into their programs and embark on gender-sensitive adolescent and youth programs that ensure equitable access to services and products that do not exclude girls and women.
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