FRIDAY OLOKORThe Speaker of Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan, has said the rising cases of violence against women in the country may persist if state governors refuse to show commitment towards addressing the menace. He, however, called on stakeholders to prevail on governors to assent to the bill when passed by the lawmakers. For instance, the current Assembly in Borno has passed about 25 bills; 20 are executive bills while five are private bills. But only the 20 executive bills have been assented to by the governor even as he promised to assent to the remaining five. Akiyode-Afolabi lamented that the bill, which had been passed into law by only 18 states, was not being implemented effectively.

Source: Punch January 24, 2021 00:22 UTC