Section 264 Child’s Right Act

Section 264 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Establishment and membership of State Child Rights Implementation Committee. It is under Part XXIII (The National, State and Local Government Child Rights Implementation Committees) of the Act.

(1) There is established a committee to be mown as the State child Rights Implementation committee (in this Part of this Act referred to as “the State Committee”).

(2) The State Committee shall comprise ‐
(a) the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Women Affairs and Youth Development, as Chairman;
(b) one person to represent each of the following State Ministries and Governmental Bodies that is ‐
(i) Women Affairs;
(ii) Education;

(iii) Information;
(iv) Health;
(v) Justice;
(vi) Youth and sports;
(vii) Labour and Productivity;
(viii) State Commissioner for women;

(ix) Nigerian Immigration Service;
(x) Nigeria Police Force;
(xi) Nigeria Prisons Service;
(xii) State Agency for mass literacy;
(xiii) Family Court Judges at the High Court level;
(xiv) Family Court Magistrate;

(c) one childcare expert;
(d) one person to represent the State approved children institutions;
(e) one person to represent the State Community homes;
(f) one person to represent the State branch of the Nigerian Union of Journalists;

(g) one persons to represent the State Branch of the National Council of Women Societies;
(h) one person to represent the State Council of Chiefs;
(i) one person to represent the State Branch of Christian Women Organisation;
(j) one person to represent the State Branch of the Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria;

(k) one person to represent Market Men Associations;
(l) one person to represent Market Women Associations; .
(m) one person to represent the Parents/Teachers Association in the State;

(n) two persons to represent organisations involved in the protection ‘of the rights of a child in the State; and
(o) one person to represent the State Branch of the National Union of Teachers.