As part of measures to achieve the domestication of the Alternative Child Care Guidelines in Ekiti State, a technical committee comprising Stakeholders from various sectors has been inaugurated by the Children Protection Network.
Speaking at the ceremony in Ado Ekiti, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women Affairs, Ekiti State, Mrs. Omolayo Olatilu commended CPN for the advocacy for an alternative Child Care order that the institutional care which she said had not really yielded the desired transformation of children.
In a remark, the National Coordinator for CBN, Olakunle Sanni affirmed that the technical crew is expected to study the guidelines of other states and come up with that of Ekiti.
He added that the crew would also carry out advocacies towards getting the inputs of relevant Stakeholders in the preparation for Ekiti guildline in order to make it better.
Also, the UNICEF representative, Denice Onoise described the alternative Child Care as a veritable means of reforming children and making them grow better.
He called on government to adopt the Alternative Child Care and desist from committing children who have committed offense to prison but rather allow them to undergo a proper rehabilitation system through the diversion program.
All stakeholders are enjoined to support the Alternative Child Care against the institutional care.
