First of all, let me apologise for my error about the Rt. Reverend Oladunjoye. He is still the Bishop of Owo Diocese and not retired. My sincere regrets on this Sir!

Olushola Akai is the Executive Director of Ajegunle Community project (ACP), a non governmental organisation borne out of the desire to give poor and disadvantaged women and youths the opportunity to stand for their rights and demand improved access to social, economic amenities without being discriminated or abused. In this interview, the Executive Director talks about the journey so far, the reason for increasing trend of gender based violence, the role of the society in curbing this ugly trend and other issues. Enjoy!!!

Scouring through the papers the other day reading up on the latest calamity that mankind had chosen to inflict on themselves, I came upon a rather disturbing story.

Again, while travelling to another destination within Nigeria, a conversation with a fine gentleman sitted next to me started after we were given a copy of a daily to peruse for the duration of the flight. The headline that caught our attention on the front page of the newspaper went thus: “67 million youths unemployed— Minister”.

THE train, more than any other mode of modern transport, is an agent of social change. It not only moves masses of people and tonnes of cargo over great distances, but also ideas, attitudes, habits, traditions and values.