Just in: Senate calls for budgetary allocation for children
- The Senate marks 2016 International day of the African child
- It is internationally recognised all over Africa and is marked annually
- The Senate urged the federal and state governments to ensure the implementation of the child rights act
As the country celebrates the 2016 International Day of the African child, the Senate on Thursday, June 16, called on the federal government for budgetary allocation for programs that deal with children's nutrition and education in the relevant ministries.
This was disclosed in a motion titled conflict and crisis in Africa, protecting all children's rights. The motion was sponsored by Oluremi Tinubu representing Lagos Central senatorial district.
The Senate urged the federal government not to relent in their effort to key into the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) that provide a framework for government program to key into globally agreed development outcomes.
It also urged the federal and state governments to ensure the implementation of the UBE act and the domestication and implementation of the child rights act in stats that are yet to do so.
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The Senate also congratulates the Children of Africa and Nigeria in particular on the celebration of the 2016 international day of the African child.
Senate president, Bukola Saraki in his contribution urged the lawmakers to play their role in the support of the children.
"I think this is a straight forward motion. I congratulate the children of Africa and the children in Nigeria.
"We must find ways to work with the states in the child rights act. We must do our bst to protect our children to give them a great future and protect them at all time," he said.
Thirty million of the world's 57 million children who are out of school are in Sub-Saharan Africa and 10 million of them are in Nigeria which happens to be the highest in Africa.
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One in six children born in Sub-Saharan Africa do not live to their fifth birthday . Though a campaign to end child marriage across Africa was launched in May 2014 by the African Union (AU).
However, attempts have also been made to stop harmful practices such as female genital mutilation.
Source: Legit.ng
