General Ishola Williams Urges Buhari To Establish Ministry Of Family Affairs

General Ishola Williams (rtd) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to “replace the Ministry of Women Affairs with a Ministry of Family Affairs if the government is to effectively address the root causes of violence and Internally Displaced Persons in the North-east of Nigeria.”

General Williams was speaking at a media roundtable on issues relating to addressing the root causes of violence and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Northeast of Nigeria at Westown Hotels, Ikeja.

He said, “We need to urgently redefine politics and power and the linkage between the two with money. In addition, faith, beliefs and action require two-pronged approach: Counter narratives in terms of beliefs, and guidance and role models in terms of action without politics. It is also important to emphasize family (e.g. Ministry of family affairs instead of Women Affairs) with emphasis equally on girl-child and boy-child. We cannot continue to ignore the key role of boys and young men in perpetrating conflict.”

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