Nuzhat Rafique, UNICEF’s chief of field office, Bauchi, urged traditional institutions to advocate for the implementation of the State Child Protection Law 2023.
Governor Bala Mohammed has commended traditional institutions in the Bauchi on their roles in maintaining peace.
She said the gesture was meant to alleviate the hardship occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal.
Community and religious leaders have been organising special prayers to seek divine intervention for rains in the past week.
“Traditional leaders do not belong to any political party, but enjoy working with the executive and the legislative arms of government.”
