Speaker of the Delta State Home of Meeting, Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, has applauded members of the Legislature for passing the State Human Trafficking Prohibition Invoice 2024 into regulation.
The invoice was learn for the third time on Wednesday and handed into regulation on the day’s plenary of the Home presided over by the Speaker.
Addressing the plenary after the passage of the invoice, the Speaker famous with delight that “the milestone marked a big step in direction of combating human trafficking in Delta State.”
He counseled members of the state legislature for his or her “tireless efforts in direction of ending human trafficking in Delta State.”
He additionally appreciated stakeholders and specialists who contributed to the event of the invoice and scrutiny, saying that their unanimous assist and dedication are commendable.
The Speaker mentioned, “The importance of fine laws in defending weak people, significantly girls and youngsters from exploitation and abuse, can by no means be overemphasised.”
Whereas expressing optimism for early motion from the state government on the handed invoice, the speaker pressured the significance of efficient implementation and enforcement of the regulation to make sure its meant influence.
He additionally outlined different steps, such because the collaboration of related businesses and organisations to ascertain mechanisms for reporting, investigating, and prosecuting human trafficking instances.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Nkem Nwaeke, in a signed assertion, copies of which had been made accessible to journalists in Warri on Thursday, additional quoted the Speaker as declaring, “At our plenary on Wednesday, we took a daring step in direction of safeguarding our residents from the scourge of human trafficking.”
“I commend members for his or her unwavering assist and dedication to this trigger. My colleagues and I’ll proceed to work tirelessly to make sure that legal guidelines handed by the State Meeting translate into tangible optimistic change for our folks,” the assertion added.
In the meantime, the Delta State Authorities mentioned it’s taking steps to tackle the issue of human trafficking within the state to scale back the actions to the barest minimal if not eradicated.
The Delta State Lawyer-Common and Commissioner for Justice, Ekemejero Ohwovoriole, SAN, acknowledged this when the Zonal Commander of the Nationwide Company for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Individuals, Edo State, Aganran Alao, paid a go to on Saturday in Asaba, the Delta State capital.