ABUJA – The Senate on Wednesday urged the incoming administration to focus on policies that would be friendly to the Nigerian Child.
The red chamber of the National Assembly made the call at its plenary as the country celebrated Children’s Day.
In a motion the Leader of the Senate, Victor Ndoma-Egba and supported by 106 other senators, they congratulated the Nigerian child on the 2015 celebration.
They urged the incoming administration to continue with policies and programmes that would promote the development and well being of the Nigerian child.
In his remarks, President of the Senate, David Mark, called for the adoption of the Child Rights Act by states in the country.
He said that the Act had no cumbersome stipulations to be afraid of and should therefore be domesticated by any state which had the interest of children at heart.
“Today is a very special day for Nigeria and to the rest of the World because it is devoted to children, the leaders of tomorrow.
‘’We must make sure that they have a very sound foundation.
“I urge the state governments not to play politics with this Act; they should adopt that Act because it is universal,” he said.
He stressed the importance of parental responsibility in the upbringing of a child, saying that the example a child learnt from a parent was enough discipline.
He advised parents to have time for their children, not leaving them to often uneducated paid help.
Mark urged the Federal Government to do everything humanly possible to make sure that Chibok girls were brought back to their parents and to the nation.
“That notwithstanding, I think it is appropriate that we celebrate with those who are with us, at least to give them a sense of belonging and protection,” he said.
Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekwerenmadu, decried the level of cultism and other social vices in institutions of learning, stressing that the laws of the nation should tackle such vices.
“We need to recover our children and put them on the path of patriotism, on the path of good citizenship and on the part of responsibility.
“We must look at our laws, those that are already in place and make sure that these laws are able to tackle some of these social issues,” he said.
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Meanwhile, the Senate has confirmed the nomination of Justice Ishaq Bello for appointment as the Chief Judge, High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The Senate later adjourned to Tuesday, June 2. (NAN)
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