Stakeholders in Child Rights Act in Plateau have begun deliberations to review the practice direction for the full implementation of the law and operation of the Family Court in the state.

The two-day meeting, holding in Jos, was organised by the Centre for Advocacy of Justice and Right.

Speaking at the event on Tuesday, the Project Manager of the organisation, Ms Sarah Johnson, said that the exercise was part of its project: Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement.

She also said that the project was being implemented in conjuction with the Centre for Women, Youth and Community Action (NACWYCA), with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

”Plateau has passed the Child Rights Act since 2005, but it has not fully implemented it.

”So, we are here to review the draft copy of the practice direction that would enable a smooth implementation of the Act and take-off of the family court in the state,” Johnson said.

Declaring the exercise open, the
state Chief Judge, Justice David Mann, thanked the organisers of the event, saying that their effort would help to promote the rights of Plateau children.

He further said that the meeting became necessary to achieve the full implementation of the Act and operation of family court in the state.

”I feel this meeting is very important because the aim is for us to have a working document that will serve as a practice direction for easy implementation of the Act,” Mann said.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting had participants from the judiciary, Ministry of Women Affairs, and the media, among other stakeholders.