Int’l Girl Child Day: CECEF calls on states to domesticate the Child Rights Act

The National Coordinator Child Education and Crime Eradication Foundation, CECEF, Amb Evelyn Eyo-Honesty Ogbogu,  has called on States yet to Domesticate the Child Rights Act to do so in order to end all injustices against the Girl Child and children generally.

Amb. Evelyn Eyo-Honesty Ogbogu made the call  in Calabar to mark this year’s Day of the Girl Child with the theme ‘Digital Generation, our Generation.’

She urged State Governments yet to  Domesticate the Child Rights Act to hasten the process as this will help fight a lot of challenges the Girl Child faces, such as rape, assaults, abuse and trafficking.

Amb. Evelyn Eyo-Honesty Ogbogu appealed to government and stakeholders to improve on gender equality policies to serve as a stepping stone for the girl child to attain any height she desires in the society.

The National Coordinator CECEF charged every Girl Child to be unstoppable in their choices of career irrespective of the norms currently in the world. And to see women like Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Obi Ezekwesili, Pauline Tallen, Evelyn Eyo-Honesty Ogbogu, Ibiba Donpedro to mention a few.

While calling on the Girl Child to raise their voices and say, No and mean No, CECEF wished female children around the globe a Happy 2021 Day of the Girl Child. While resolving that it will continue to stand by the Girl Child.

She called on friends and well wishers to donate sanitary pads for the operation reach 1,000,000 Girl Child.