Child Right

Every human being is a child before adulthood and we must collectively support the rights of children to health care, education and ensure that their basic human right is entrenched. We should do this through reforms and policy at the political sphere and also support social organisations that enable children’s right to be enhanced at the basic level.

Over the last decade, through the WHRIN, I have supported the eradication of the abuse of child rights under the allegation of witchcraft in Akwa Ibom state. This was done through the creation of forums and policies. I also continue to support through the LANI Foundation, projects that enables orphans, marginalised children, those with physical disabilities and neurodiversity in particular, find a better place in the society. This was achieved by building a more stable environment for them to be nurtured in, though ideally children should not be left to develop in orphanages but in a loving and stable family home.

One of my beliefs is that no child under 16 or 18 should be employed in a Nigerian household, if one wants to help a child, enrolling that child in a school is the better thing to do. Child labour should be fought against so that we can help these children with more sustainable practices by offering them education and not domestic slavery.