2026 will be tough for you, Ogun warns rapists, others

The Ogun State Government has vowed zero-tolerance for Gender-Based Violence (GBV), child abuse, and all forms of exploitation, declaring that there will be stricter enforcement, coordinated prosecution, and uncompromising accountability for offenders this year.

The State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Adijat Adeleye, stated this at the 3-in-1 New Year Programme held at the Valleyview Auditorium, Abeokuta.

Reflecting on achievements recorded in the past year, the Commissioner attributed the growing impact of the Ministry to purposeful leadership, strong political will, and a clear reform agenda.

She further emphasized that the Ministry’s agenda for 2026 was firmly anchored on results-driven governance, citizen-centred service delivery, and inter-agency collaboration.

“With the full support of security agencies, justice-sector institutions, and credible whistleblowers, the year 2026 will be extremely tough for perpetrators of Gender-Based Violence, child abuse, and all forms of exploitation.”

“We will enforce the law without fear or favour, protect survivors decisively, and ensure that every offender is exposed and prosecuted”, Adeleye declared.

The Commissioner acknowledged the critical contributions of development and implementing partners, including UNFPA, OGSTEP and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) amongst others, noting that the partnerships have gone beyond financial support to deliver technical expertise, policy innovation, institutional strengthening, and international capacity-building opportunities for staff.

Adeleye noted that awards were conferred on staff in recognition and reward of outstanding staff whose excellence, innovation, discipline, and dedication have consistently advanced the mandate of the Ministry.

Among those honoured were Oyesanya Matthew, awarded Most Punctual (Junior Category); Rufai, Most Punctual (Senior Category); Rosiji Omobolaji, Best Dressed (Senior Category); Folorunso Lukmon, Most Hardworking (Senior Category); and Mamadidola Kabiru, Most Hardworking (Junior Category).

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