The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has celebrated with Nigerian children on May 27, the day to mark Children’s Day.
Lawan noted that Children are important segment of the society who deserve special attention, protection and care.
The Senate President made this statement in a press release issued on Saturday via his Special Adviser (Media), Ola Awoniyi, noting that meeting the needs and promoting the rights of children are an essential duty of family, community and government.
The release read, “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.”
The Senate President pledged that the National Assembly will continue to provide legislative intervention for the protection of the rights of the Nigerian children.
He, therefore, wished the children a happy celebration of the 2023 Children’s Day.
