Senate President celebrates Nigeria’s Children Day

By Kingsley Okoye

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has congratulated Nigerian Children on this year’s Children’s Day.

Lawan in a statement on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Media,
Mr. Ola Awoniyi, said Children were important segment of the society, who deserved special attention, protection and care.

The Senate President said meeting the needs and promoting the rights of children were essential duties of family, community and government.

“I congratulate all Nigerian Children on this Day and rejoice with them as they celebrate it.

“Children are an important segment of the society. They deserve special attention and should be adequately protected and catered for.

“Children’s needs are as important as their rights. No family or government should treat these except with utmost seriousness.

“It is heartwarming that 34 of the 36 states in our country have so far domesticated the Child Rights Act, 2003 which is an essential piece of legislation that tackles such issues as child labour, child abuse, forced marriage and the likes.

“However, the menace of out of school children in the country is disturbing and should continue to be frontally addressed by all levels of government,” Lawan said.

He said the National Assembly would continue to provide legislative intervention for the protection of the rights of the Nigerian children.

The President of Senate wished Nigerian Children happy celebration of Children’s Day.

(NAN)