The Child Rights (protection) Act 2010 has been approved by the Kano State Executive Council and transmitted to the state Assembly for legislation.
The state Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, disclosed this at the end of the council’s meeting held at Kano Government House on Saturday
saying the approved the bill reflected the position of Shari’ah on each and every section of the Child Rights Act (CRA) 2003 adopted by the federal government
Garba said: “The administration of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje took the decision due to its commitment to child welfare, after assenting to the bill on Free and Compulsory Education in the state.”
He further explained that when passed into law, it will seek to protect the rights of the children from violations.
After its adoption by the Federal Government in 2003, the State Government and other relevant stakeholders, including the Ulama, academics and Non-Governmental Organisations, met before they later drafted the revised 2010 act.
Garba, however, said even the revised draft could not be passed due to lack of political will of previous administrations in the state as it generated lots of controversy in thr state.
