The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Person (NAPTIP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the management of FCT Women Rehabilitation Centre located at Sabo-Lugbe in Abuja Municipal Area Council.
Minister of State fior FCT, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, who presided over the signing of the MoU called on both parties to respect the terms and conditions spelt out in the document, as she stated that the centre would be managed by NAPTIP for a period of two years.
Aliyu, who commended the director general of NAPTIP, Dame Julie Okah-Donli, for her doggedness in the battle against trafficking in person, also called for collaboration and synergy between relevant agencies in the fight against human trafficking in Nigeria.
He said: “I want to appreciate our sister, the director general of NAPTIP, who is always there for the plight of the vulnerable women and youth, and anything against their fundamental human rights. She goes out of her comfort zone to ensure that none is maligned in the society. And today’s event has demonstrated her zeal to go out of her way to look for more decent accommodation for our vulnerable women.
Speaking earlier, the director general of NAPTIP, Dame Julie Okah-Donli, commended the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello and FCT Minister of state, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, for their support in matters relating to trafficking in person and other related offences.
She, however, assured the FCT Administration that the collaboration between the two parties would yield positive results, adding that the centre would be a beckon of women rehabilitation and empowerment.
She said: “You have been very supportive to our agency. I want to assure you of this existing synergy and collaboration between my agency and FCTA, is going to be bigger and better and we are not going to take it for granted.”
