National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes explained
National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes |
Abbreviation: | NANP |
Membership: | Sex workers |
Language: | English |
Leader Title: | President |
Leader Name: | Tamar Tion |
Leader Title2: | Secretary General |
Leader Name2: | Sandra Efosa |
The National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes (NANP) is a professional organization based in Nigeria to assist adult sex workers. The organization was formed out of opposition to the country's prostitution laws which criminalize sex work and all of its related activities. NANP campaigns for equal access to healthcare, a safe work environment and protection from abuse and exploitation.[1] [2] [3] [4] It is headed by a president who is elected by association members every 12 months. As of August 2015, the president of NANP was Jessica Elvis.[5] She held the post until her death from a heart-relateddisease on 25 October 2015.[6] The current president and secretary general are Tamar Tion and Sandra Efosa respectively.[7]
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Notes and References
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- News: Prostitutes offer free sex to celebrate Buhari's victory. 14 September 2015. The Sun. 5 April 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150804025856/http://sunnewsonline.com/new/prostitutes-offer-free-sex-to-celebrate-buharis-victory/. 4 August 2015.
- News: Morgan Winsor. Buhari Wins Nigeria Elections: Prostitutes Offer Free Sex Nationwide To Celebrate Presidential Victory, Campaign For Legal Prostitution. 14 September 2015. International Business Times. 2 April 2015.
- News: National Association Of Nigerian Prostitutes Protest In Abuja. 14 September 2015. Abuja Facts. 5 June 2015. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070645/http://www.abujafacts.ng/national-association-of-nigerian-prostitutes-protest-in-abuja/. 4 March 2016.
- Web site: Nigerian Prostitutes President: I'm A Born Again Christian, I Pray To Get Clients To Sleep With. Naija Gists. 14 September 2015.
- News: Ameh Comrade Godwin. President of Nigerian prostitutes, Jessica Elvis is dead. 26 June 2016. Daily Post. 25 October 2015.
- Web site: Isaac Dachen. Prostitutes plan mass protest over fuel price hike. 26 June 2016. Pulse.ng. 19 May 2016.