The wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs Bolanle Ambode said
the state government would continue to maintain zero tolerance against any form
of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children.
Ambode made the assertion at the launch of the state's Response
Plan of Action to End Violence against Children (VAC) in Lagos.
It was organised by the state Ministry of Women Affairs and
Poverty Alleviation in collaboration with the United Nations Children Education
Fund (UNICEF).
She, however, urged Nigerians to put all hands on deck to
stop all forms of violence against children in the country.
Ambode said the state government, through its Ministry of
Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation and that of Justice, had facilitated a
law to protect children and women from violence and rights abuse.
Also speaking, Ms Marta Santos Pais, a Special
Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, said that making the
true extent of violence visible was critical to mobilising public support
toward its elimination.
According to her, it lays the foundation for the
implementation of an evidence-based national and state level policy response
and for monitoring progress along the way.
Pais said that violence in childhood was associated with
many risks, including poor mental and physical health and poor school
performance.
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