Committee tasks stakeholders on AU Child rights report

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Committee tasks stakeholders on AU Child rights report

By Ikenna Uwadileke

Dr MacJohn Nwaobiala, Co-Chairman, National Child Rights Implementation Committee(NCRIC), on Wednesday in Abuja, urged stakeholders to respond to African Union (AU) draft report on the implementation of the rights of the Nigerian child.

Nwaobiala spoke at the validation meeting on AU Draft Report organised by the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development in collaboration with Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) programme.

He said that answers to 41 questions raised by the committee would firm up Nigeria’s defence of the AU Report in Addis Ababa.

Nwaobiala, who expressed worry that some stakeholders were slow in responding to the questions, emphasised the need for Ministries, Departments and Agencies to take in depth study of the report and come up with concrete answers.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the report highlighted the measures Nigeria has put in place for the…



Source: News Agency of Nigeria