Nigeria: Oyo Assembly to Pass Bill On Female Genital Mutilation

18 May 2016

As part of efforts to address the issue of female genital mutilation in Nigeria, the Oyo State House of Assembly will pass a bill aimed at checkmating the practice in the state before the end of May.

The state Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimbo, disclosed this yesterday in Ibadan, during the high-level meeting on female genital mutilation organised by his wife, Mrs. Florence Ajimobi, in conjunction with Action Health Incorporated (AHI) and United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA).

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