Menstrual Crunch: Makinde’ a wife tips parents, guardians, teachers on way out, seeks collaboration
From Ogundele Olanrewaju
The Wife of Oyo state governor, Engineer Tamunominini Makinde has encouraged parents, guardians and teachers to collaborate together to ensure that the culture of silent surrounding menstrual fact and challenges are broken.
She stated this while having a Day interaction with Girls Child, a program to commemorate the World Menstrual Hygiene Day, Mrs makinde noted that the program was organized for the girls to be aware of their menstrual hygiene and also to know that menstrual period happens in humans life is normal occurrence and not a taboo.
She advised female teachers that it is their responsibility to protect the girls child and break the culture of silent surrounding menstruation within the school environment and ensure they assist and support the girls by listening to them when they wish to discuss their fears about menstruation.
Mrs Makinde further admonished teachers, guardians and parents to cooperate and do all that they can within their capacity to make the world understand that menstruation is natural and should be seen as normal subject that should discuss publicly with pride.
Earlier in his welcome address, the commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Barr. Abiodun Abdu-Roheem Abdul Rahman, encouraged teachers to imbibed Makinde’s wife spirit of motherhood and love, adding that the girls are the future of tomorrow which should be handled with care.
He said the girls child needed support in actualizing their dreams so that the myth that the end of the girl child is the kitchen will be erased.
The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education, Mrs Christianah Abioye and her counterpart in Ministry of Women Affairs and social inclusion, Mrs Grace Oderinde in their separate remarks, urged the girls to always confide in their female teachers and their mothers whenever they are feeling severe pain surrounding their menstrual period for proper guidance.
They maintained that abstinence from sex is the only ways for the girls to achieved their dream in life, urging them to always remain clean and hygienic during and after their menstruation.
They also Advised the girls to be friend of their mothers and urging the mothers to get closer, show love and care to their girls child noting that misconception surrounding menstrual period will not lead to negative in the lives of the girl child.
Dignitaries at the event include: The commissioner for Women Affairs and social inclusion, Alhaja Kafilat Olayiwola, Commissioner for Special duties, Alhaja Faosat Sanni, and Commissioner for Health, Dr. Bode Ladipo among others.
