Board

The Agency has a Governing Board consisting of the following members:

• A Full-Time Chairman
• A Full-Time Secretary
• Representative of Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development
• Representative of the Ministry of Justice
• Representative of the Ministry of Health
• Representative of Ondo State Primary Health Care Development Agency
• Representative of Ministry of Education Science and Technology
• Representative of Child Rights Protection Experts
• Representative of National Orientation Agency
• Representative of Ondo State Agency for the Welfare of Persons with Disabilities
• Representative of Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil defence Corps
• Representative of International Federation of Women Lawyers
• Representative of Justice Development and Peace Centre (JDPC)
• Two Representative of Civil Society Organisations; Child Protection Network (CPN)

Our Management Team

Victoria Bolanle Afolabi, AICMC

Executive Secretary

LL. B, BL, LLM

Victoria is a former Director of Civil Advisory Services, Ondo State Ministry of Justice who is committed to peace and tranquility in the society. She enjoys guiding and Counselling victims of violence and restoring hope to the victims of violence of a better future. Victoria values integrity, humility, and good conversations. She brings a deep and real-life understanding between disputing parties in a conflict. Victoria dedicates every day to helping victims of violence. Victoria lives by words of wisdom: “Together Everyone Achieves More (TEAM).”

Joseph Oluwaniyi Adewaire

Director, Accounts

OND (Accounts), B.SC (Accounts), Chattered Accountant

Joseph is a native of Ile-Oluji in Ile-Oluji Oke-Igbo Local Government Area of Ondo State.  He is currently the Director of Accounts of the Agency.

Elizabeth Remikola Olaiyapo

Director, Finance and Administration

B.Sc (Political Science), M.Sc (Public Admin)

Elizabeth is an Administrative Officer in the Ondo State Civil Service.  She rose to the position of a Deputy Director at the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs before she was deployed to the Ondo State Agency Against Gender-Based Violence, Oke-Eda, Akure.

John Dada Joshua, AICMC

Director, Legal Department

LL. B, BL., LL.M, Certificate in Data Processing for Computer Users (City & Guilds London), Certificate in General Course on Intellectual Property (WIPO Geneva)

John Dada is a seasoned Litigation Lawyer deployed from the Ondo State Ministry of Justice who is committed to justice, equity, and fair play. He enjoys fighting for the course of justice in order to ensure that justice goes to the deserving party irrespective of their societal status, whether strong or weak.  John Dada values integrity and honesty as his hallmark of business. John Dada dedicates every available opportunity to help victims of violence. John Dada lives by words of wisdom from the late Human Right Activist/Community organizer Rev. Martin Luther King (Jnr): “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

Raheem Yinka Ogunmola

Director, Planning, Research and Statistics

B.Ed. (Guidance & Counselling), MPA

Ogunmola Raheem Yinka is an Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Science & Technology, Akure.  He rose to the position of a Deputy Director before he was deployed to the Ondo State Agency Against Gender-Based Violence, Oke-Eda, Akure.