Yenagoa – Face Initiative, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has implored the Bayelsa State government to domesticate the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015 in the state.
Inatimi Odio, the Executive Director of the NGO, made the call when he led a six-member delegation, including FIDA and media representatives, to pay an advocacy visit to the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, in his office in Yenagoa, on Wednesday.
The VAPP Act was signed into law by former President Goodluck Jonathan on May 24, 2015, four days to the end of his administration.
Odio said that the Face Initiative was on a campaign for the domestication and adoption of the VAPP law in the state.
He explained that domesticating the law in Bayelsa would go along way to reduce violence in the state, especially in the various communities.
He disclosed that his group was working with other civil society organisations and the media in the state for the adoption of the law.
Odio, who commended the state government’s disposition against violence, appealed to the Information Commissioner to use the information machinery of government to escalate awareness on violence against persons in the state.
He also solicited the assistance of Iworiso-Markson to enable the NGO realise the objective behind the campaign to achieve a violence-free Bayelsa for peace and development to thrive.
Odio said, “We are working with the Attorney-General of Bayelsa State. We have reviewed the federal act, and we have a draft bill with him.
“We want him to study the bill and see the provisions of the law; how it will benefit the state, and pass it to the governor to review and, thereafter, pass into law in Bayelsa State.”
In his remarks, Iworiso-Markson lauded the NGO for its advocacy and called on the people of the state to condemn every form of violence.
He assured the Face Initiative that Governor Seriake Dickson would not hesitate to give his assent if the provisions of the law would be of help to the state, stressing that the Ministry of Information and Orientation would partner the group to create awareness to help victims of domestic violence come out of it.
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NGO Urges Bayelsa To Domesticate VAPP Law
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