N5bn to rehabilitate prostitutes FG, FCT get knocks

Recently, the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu on the floor of House asked the Senate to consider the possibility of legalising prostitution in the country.

Ekweremadu who spoke during a debate on a motion on the scourge of human trafficking in the country, Ekweremadu said since it has become impossible to stop prostitution in the land; the

According to him “we need to regulate prostitution in this country so that if anyone wants to indulge in prostitution, the person should be registered and issued with a license. If we say we want to stop it, it would be difficult. It is done in other countries; let us regulate it by issuing license.”

But, instead of legalising the profession as proposed by Ekweremadu, the Federal Government seems to be looking in another direction by declaring a ‘ war ‘ on Abuja call girls, a faction out of the numerous sex centres in the country.

In a related development, the government has set up two training centres for commercial sex workers as part of measures to remove them from the streets.

The training centres would be located at Bwari Area Council and Lugbe in Anuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC.

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has also proposed to spend N5 billion this year to rehabilitate prostitutes and destitute who loiter the streets of Abuja.

However, this development has been generating mixed feelings amongst Nigerians. We present their sampled opinions.

Maybe another conduit for funds diversion — Prof Joy Ngozi EzeiloSenate should consider regulating the act in the country.