Wife of Oyo Governor Mrs Tamunominini Makinde on Thursday sensitised girl children in the State on the need to maintain hygienic living during their menstrual period.
She said menstruation is normal and healthy part of female life, lamenting some girls still suffered stigmatisation because of the clean hygiene it requires.
Speaking in Ibadan at “a Day With Girls in Oyo State”, a programme to commemorate World Menstrual Hygiene Day, Mrs. Makinde urged them to choose clean life during menstruation because that is the time to be healthy and productive.
She called on parents, guidance and teachers to ensure the culture of hygiene surrounding the menstrual period.
She said: “Always use hygienic and sanitary materials whenever you are on your period. Stay away from dirty and unhygienic menstrual products so as to avoid infection and other diseases that can be contracted from using unhygienic menstrual products.
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“Female teachers should know that it is their responsibility to protect the girls and break the culture of silence around menstruation within the school environment. It is your duty to assist and support these girls, draw them close and give them the advice to guide them through their menstrual period so that they can feel comfortable among their male colleagues and teachers.”
Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Barr Abdulrahman Abdulraheem encouraged teachers to imbibe 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 girl 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, Christianah Abioye and her counterpart in the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Mrs. Grace Oderinde urged the girls to always keep their virginity, saying it is the only pride they can give to their husbands.
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