Gbenro Adesina
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has reiterated the determination of his administration to ensure that the fundamental human rights of children are not violated stressing, “Violation of a child’s rights will include all sorts of physical and emotional abuse”.
Makinde pointed this out today during the commissioning of the Family Court situated in GRA, Iyaganku, Ibadan, for Oyo State, saying all issues that directly impact the family and the child would be resolved in this court.
He said, “Today, we are here to commission the Family Court. You may recall that one of the points raised in our Roadmap to Accelerated Development in Oyo State, 2019-2023 is to play our part in strengthening the laws around the Child’s Rights Act, 2003. Although, this Act was domesticated in Oyo State in 2006, the court where this law was to be enforced was not established. We all know what happens when a law is made but the architecture for enforcement is non-existent”.
“With the establishment of this court, the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Inclusion will be better positioned to carry out their responsibilities. I will, therefore, want to use this opportunity to call on the good people of Oyo State to not hesitate to contact the Oyo Ministry of Women Affairs Rapid Response Team (OYOMWA-RRT) should they see any child’s rights being violated”, he added.
