Ogun Ministry Rehabilitates 253 Lunatics, Destitute, Others, Reconciles 98 Couples

By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA
Ogun State Ministry of Women Affairs and  Social Development has given a new lease of life to several homes across the state as 253 destitute, beggars and vagrant lunatics have been rehabilitated and reunited with their relatives and families.
Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Funmi Afuwape made this revelation at the 2020 budget assessment session before the members of the House of Assembly Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development led Hon. Sikirat Ajibola.
The commissioner also stated that the ministry has reconciled 98 estranged couples with 668 family cases successfully handled by the Social Development Area Offices domiciled in the twenty local government areas in the state.
All these are being done by the ministry in its quest to achieve a more orderly society, through promotion of harmony in family units and reduction in juvenile delinquency.
Efuwape, who was in company of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Women Affairs and Social Development, Hon. Adijat Adeleye-Oladapo noted that the ministry had continued to promote gender equality through empowerment facilities for socio-economic development.
“The ministry has trained 150 women and youth on four different vocations, including catering and decorations, hairdressing as well as fashion designing amongst others during the 2019/2020 skill acquisition training programmes within the period under review.
“The ministry is putting together strategies towards designing a training programme for teachers on Child Safeguard and Protection Policy, with a view to identifying children/pupils going through abuse for proper rehabilitation and protection. 
“A total of 253 rehabilitated destitute, beggars and vagrant lunatics were reunited with their relatives and families.”
In their remarks, the lawmakers commended the management of the ministry for its commitment to promoting a peaceful society, while urging them to do more of community outreach, sensitization and other link up for those undergoing challenges and other gender based violence for necessary intervention. 
They noted that there was need to ensure a more severe punishment for gender based violence offenders. 
In another development, Rector of Gateway Institute of Technology, Igbesa, Dr. Funke Akikurolere and the Ag. Rector, D. S Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic, Kehinde Job-Olatunji, had the budget performance of their institutions appraised by the members of the House Committee on Education, Science and Technology led by Hon Adeyemi Ademuyiwa.