Give Your Children Quality Life, Education – Joke Sanwo-Olu Appeals To Parents

The wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has appealed to parents and guardians to strive to bequeath legacies of quality life and sound education to their children in spite of the rising rate of abuse globally.

Dr. Sanwo-Olu who gave the charge during an awareness walk to sensitise members of the public on the rights of children on Tuesday, underscored the need for parents and guardians to embrace the Child Rights Act.

She said that children had over the years been subjected to slavery and sexual abuse among several other inhuman treatments that are detrimental to their growth and development.

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She stated that as a responsible government, the present administration will ensure that the Child Right Act is enforced to the letter, stressing that government will not fold its arms and allow children to be abused or their rights trampled upon.

Dr. Sanwo-Olu, therefore, charged parents and guardians to ensure that children under their care are well mentored, as parents or guardians of any child caught wandering or hawking during school hours would not be spared from prosecution.

She appealed to the public on the need to ensure that cases of abuse against Children are reported.

The First Lady called on religious bodies and traditional institutions to create awareness among their congregation about the menace of child labour.

The Honourable Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr. Olusegun Dawodu stated that the awareness walk became necessary so as to create awareness about the Rights of Children within the society.

Dawodu also reiterated the Government’s stance on the child’s right in line with the T.H.E.M.E.S Agenda of the present administration, which is hinged on zero tolerance for sexual violence, Domestic violence and Child Abuse.