Fed Govt conducts gap analysis on VAPP laws

The Nation Newspaper Fed Govt conducts gap analysis on VAPP laws

The Federal Government has conducted a gap analysis on all the Violence Against Persons Prohibition laws in the states and the

Director General NAPTIP, Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi said the agency has done a comprehensive review of the VAPP laws, including the VAPP Act, and found the VAPP Act also has gaps. The DG said this yesterday in Abuja, at the NAPTIP in partnership with Ford Foundations, 2023 state level coordinating meeting aimed at Strengthening governments approach and commitment to preventing and responding to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Nigeria.

“We advocate for states to adopt the VAPP Act as law but in terms of content of the various laws in the country, the act should be a template to guide states in the adoption of the VAPP Act. So we have done a comprehensive review of the VAPP laws, including the VAPP Act and the VAPP Act also has gaps and by the time we present the gaps of our analysis, states would see what the deficiencies and strengths are.

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