By Patrick Ochei
The National Child’s Rights Implementation Committee (NCRIC) has applauded Delta State for the successes it has recorded since the inauguration of Delta State Child’s Rights Implementation Committee in 2020.
The Co-Chairman of NCRIC, Dr. Nwaobiala Macjohn gave the commendation during a 2-Day Capacity Building Workshop, organised by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs for three Principal Officers of State’s Child’s Rights Implementation Committee (SCRIC) in the South-South Geo-Political Zone, which held at Uyo in Akwa-Ibom State, from Monday 19th February to Tuesday 20th February, 2024.
Dr. Nwaobiala affirmed that the achievements of Delta State Committee were rich enough to form part of the NCRIC reports to be transmitted to Geneva on the progress of Nigeria with regards to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Earlier while making a presentation of progress report from Delta State Child’s Rights Implementation Committee, the Chairman, Mrs. Oghenekevwe Agas had reeled out the achievements of the Committee under her leadership, which were possible by proper partnership with the Government of Delta State.
She said apart from getting regular funding to run the SCRIC Secretariat in terms of carrying out awareness creation of the activities of the Committee, paying of advocacy visits to government agencies, security agencies, religious bodies, traditional institution, etc, the Committee had also gone ahead to inaugurate the Local Government Child’s Rights Implementation Committees (LCRICs) with Secretaries of Local Governments as chairmen and the Heads of Personnel Management (HPMs) as secretaries.
Agas equally reported the milestone accomplishment of the State in setting up the Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) in Specialist Hospitals in the three Senatorial Districts of Delta State to enable victims of rape and defilement get adequate treatment, as well as provide a platform for data to be generated for investigation and legal pursuit for justice.
