NewsNigeriaPoliticsNasarawa State Establishes Family Court, First In The Country

To mitigate abuses and violations relating to women and children, the Nasarawa State government has established a family court.

The state chief judge, Justice Aisha Bashir Aliyu, signed the Rules and Practice Direction 2023 on Thursday in Lafia, the state capital for the full commencement of the first family court practice in the country.

Recall that the Child Rights Act was passed by the Federal Government in 2003 and domesticated in Nasarawa in 2005.

However, since its domestication, the laws have not been implemented due to a lack of an institutional framework to do so.
The CJ who spoke after the signing said the state has become the first to implement family court in the country.

“Today is remarkable because the signing of this document marks the commencement of family court in Nasarawa State. I will also send a copy of the document to the United States as women Juris we are usually challenged on what impacts we are making on children, especially the girl child, and women.

“With the commencement of family court in the state women and children now have succor, unlike before where there are no procedures and guidelines on how to implement child rights laws,” she said.