Governor Godwin Obaseki inaugurate the Family Court to handle matters pertaining to children

   

     Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has inaugurated the Family Court, to handle matters pertaining to children in both civil and criminal matters, saying that if Nigeria could implement the family court, it would go a long way to address some of the challenges facing families.
    The governor, who spoke through his deputy, Philip Shaibu, assured that the government would support the judiciary, especially as the 2017 appropriation bill provides for infrastructural development.
   He said that government would provide more courts as well as improve on the welfare of judges and judicial workers.
  The inauguration of the court marks the beginning of the implementation of the Edo State Child Rights Bill, which was passed into law in 2007 and was assented to by former governor, Oserhiemen Osunbor.
    Present at the inauguration was the Chief Judge, Justice Cromwell Idahosa, state Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association, Ede Asenoguan, among other stakeholders.