Commercial sex
workers in the country under the aegis of the National Association of
Nigerian Prostitutes, NANP, have thrown their weight behind the
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Gen. Muhammadu
Buhari. NANP said it would declare a-three day free sex across
the country if president Jonathan eventually loses the seat to Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari of APC.
Recall that the group had in 2013
declared one-week free sex after the Super Eagles defeated Burkina Faso
to lift the AFCON trophy after almost 20 years.
A statement
signed by the group’s General Secretary, Jessica Elvis noted that NANP
was not happy with Jonathan’s government over the way commercial sex
workers were being treated in the country since he assumed office as the
first citizen.
It described Jonathan’s government as the worst
in the history of Nigeria, saying that it recorded the lowest income
during his tenure.
The statement also quoted Elvis as saying that several approaches to the presidency to legalize prostitution were turned down.
DAILY POST recalls that a female prostitute, Patoo Abraham last year
led protests in Lagos to seek a better place for prostitutes in Nigeria.
Abraham who heads the Nigerian chapter of African Sex Workers Alliance
(ASWA) and the Women of Power Initiative (WOPI), led the protests with
demonstrators wearing T-shirts screaming “Sex work is work, we need our
rights”.
“We are tired of dying in silence; we want to be
able to practice our profession with pride like every other person. We
want an end to name-calling and stigmatisation. We are sex workers and not asawo [a derogatory Yoruba name for prostitutes]”, She told Aljazeera.
“Sex work is normal work and there are sex workers everywhere under one
form of disguise or the other. The government should stop criminalising
our work”, she further said.
Backing Abraham’s point, Elvis
said for failing to legalize prostitution, the group would not support
Jonathan for a second term.
“We sent a proposal to the
government in March 2, 2012, almost a year after Jonathan was fully
elected as president of Nigeria on the need to legalize prostitution.
That was when our late president, Micah Ejoyo was alive, but the
presidency rather declared war on us by arresting some members on the
street of Abuja.
“Most of them are students who are using the
job to pursue their education. We all cannot work in Aso Rock, NNPC or
Shell. We don’t rob people. We are using our endowment to fend for
ourselves. We deserve to be respected. Enough of this hypocrisy because
even Jonathan and his team are not saints.”
Speaking further,
the statement as obtained by DAILY POST on Friday enjoined all members
of the association to come out en mass come February 14 to vote out
Jonathan from Aso Rock.
“We are calling on all our members and
every Nigerian in particular to join the march. No to Jonathan! Because
under Jonathan’s government, we lost over 400 members in the north to
the Boko Haram insurgency and we are not ready to lose anybody again. We
would be declaring a three-day free sex if God eventually sends
Jonathan out of Aso Rock. You can count on us. We did it before and we
can do it again. Enough is enough,” the statement added.
Enyinda Nathaniel Okey
from MEND to prostitutes... d bobo ba proper area father... no wonder GEJ campaign vehicles were burnt in the North today
Simon Kasham Bala
Comfirm
for sex worker ooo, the mean business. Used what u have to get what you
want. God will change your business one day to better one.
Ige James Babatope
Lol...
whether Buhari or whosoever becomes the president this year, there is
no room for prostitution, it can't not be legalized. We ain't oyinbo.
Buhari will only sentence you to prison or be stoned to death.
Endy Edeson
@SIMON,
EYIND, ENYINAA & NNORKU:. Jonathan's administration might have
benefited people in other sectors but not the commercial sex workers.
it's funny and controversial for an african govt to legalise
prostitution. i wonder if that will ever happen
Enyinda Nathaniel Okey
u are right.. after all boko haram is always abducting women for free sex... the prostitutes have a strategy sha.
Peter Ajayi Horlarbodey
I can stop laughing!!!!!!! orishirishi.... .....any I support una in d sense dat we need change!!!!!!!!
Anuforo Osinachi James
Goodluck will win, know doubt about that, and he's going to deal with you all.