Kano State Executive Council has approved the acceptable version of the proposed bill on Child Rights (protection) Act 2010, which reflected the position of Shari’ah on each and every section of the Child Rights Act (CRA) 2003, adopted by the Federal Government.
A statement signed by the Information Commissioner, Muhammad Garba said, the bill when passed, will protect the rights of children.
After its adoption by the Federal Government in 2003, the state government and other relevant stakeholders that included the Ulama, academics, Non-Governmental Organizations, later drafted the 2010 act, which, however, could not be passed, due to lack of political will, and continuity in government.
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The Commissioner For Information, Malam Muhammad Garba said, at the end of the executive council meeting, after assenting to the bill on Free and Compulsory Education, the Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, developed keen interest in seeing to the passing of the Child Rights Act.
Other approvals, the commissioner said, include the sum of N1, 240, 637, 737.50 billion for the completion of the rehabilitation of the Ahmadu Bello Way, the sum of N212, 959, 665.00 for the reconstruction of Dangote female hostel of the Kano University of Science and Technology,Wudil, as well as the sum of N245, 000, 000.00 million, for the conduct of Mass Wedding Programme in the state.
(Editor: Ifeanyi Mark)
