Mrs Wike Hails Assembly Over Child Rights Act

The wife of the Rivers
State Governor, Justice Eberechi Suzette Nyesom Wike has commended the State house of Assembly for domesticating the Child Rights Act in the state.
The wife of the Governor, who was represented by FIDA President in Nigeria, Mrs Ine Aguma, made the commendation recently at the 2016 Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) week held in Port Harcourt.
She urged the Assembly to properly fine tune the law to be made functional to protect women and children from all kinds of abuses in the state.
According to her, the passage of the bill into law would save women and children from societal maltreatement and torture.
She stressed the need for the Nigerian Women Journalists to be more gender sensitive in the reportage of issues affecting women and children in Nigeria.
Also speaking, the state Deputy Governor, Dr Ipallibo Harry-Banigo described the prevailing economic recession in Nigeria as a challenge to women journalists to have good knowledge of the nation’s economy.
Banigo, who was represented by her Senior Special Assistant on Administration, Barr Gilbert Nria urged Women Journalists to partner with State Government through the Ministry of Information and Communication to give a holistic coverage to the policies and programmes of the State Government.
The Deputy Governor warned against negative journalistic practices that tend to impede societal growth.
In her speech, the Commissioner for Women Affairs Mrs Ukiel Oyaghiri advised Women Journalists to carry out their duties according to the ethics of their profession to make positive contribution towards development in the state.
The chairman of the occasion and Chairman House Committee on Information and Training in the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon Samuel Ogeh restated the Assembly’s commitment to work toward achieving goals of the Women Journalists in the state.
He said the Assembly would continue to strengthen laws that will protect women and children in the society.

Enoch Epelle