By Scholar Elo
I read Mr. Adelowo Adebumiti’s article entitled: ‘‘Why
sex education is key to reducing gender-based violence’’ (The Guardian,
Thursday, October 29, 2020) with great delight. Great delight because I am a
teenager myself and very conversant with the subject matter. First, I must
say that the writer’s interest on sex education is quite laudable.
However, the
inclusion of a sex education for teens in primary school will not stem the tide
of gender based violence in Nigeria. Sex education has been included in the
secondary school curriculum in the last couple of years yet the inclusion
hasn’t reduced gender-based violence in our schools. So, why include it now in
primary school curriculum for pre-teen and teens?
