Oyo First Lady Calls For Menstrual Hygiene Awareness To Boost Mental Health
•By Admin
IBADAN – The First Lady of Oyo State, Engr. Tamunominini Makinde has linked constant awareness on menstrual hygiene to improved mental well-being of girl child.
Mrs. Tamunominini Makinde however tasked teachers parents and other stakeholders on need to encourage students on menstrual hygiene.
She urged them to join hands together to support the girls by ensuring that they have resources to manage their menstruation with confidence and pride.
Tamunominini Makinde speaking at the House of Chiefs, Agodi Secretariat Ibadan on Friday during a program commemorating the year 2025 World Menstrual Day tasked teacher across the state to prioritize well being of their students particularly girl child during their menstrual period.
The program, which was part of activities for the celebration of the six years in office as the wife of Oyo State governor have in attendance the Head of Service, Mrs Olubunmi Oni, Commissioner of Health in the state, Dr. Oluwaserimi, lawmaker representing Ogbomosho at the State House of Assembly, Mrs. Comforter Oluranti, .
The governors wife urged teachers to educate their fellow teachers to encourage and teach girls how to embrace menstrual hygiene during their menstrual period.
She urged the students to make use of what they have learnt at the event so as to have healthy menstruation.
She however thanked the governor of the state, Engr. Seyi Makinde for keying into the vision of the program and approving it’s memo.
In his remark, the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Segun Olayiwola said the theme for menstrual hygiene day 2025 “Period Friendly World” was to make menstruation a normal part of life by 2030 and a movement of a period friendly world where taboos and stigmas surrounding menstruation are history.
According to him, the theme aligned with several sustainable development goals (SDGs), including SDG 5 (Gender Equality), SDG 6 (Clean water and sanitation) and SDG 4 (Quality Education), adding that it is not just a goal, but a call to action.
Raise your voice against any stigmatization around you, support each other, create a world where no girl is left behind because of her period.
“Together, we can make menstruation a normal part of life by 2030 and the journey has started long before now, we can join just cause today.
He thanked governor Makinde for given enabling environment towards achieving all round education that is gender responsive, commending the governors wife for pushing the girls through the challenges, the stress and expenses of navigating through their monthly flow.
“The commemoration of this day is a way of reminding all of us that periods are nothing to be ashamed of, rather a call for celebration to which this gathering is committed to.”