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From Sola Ojo, Kaduna
A civil society group, Kaduna Social Protection Accountability Coalition (KADSPAC), yesterday, commended stakeholders and the Kaduna State House of Assembly for the passage of the Social Security bill into law.
The bill which is now waiting for the accent of the State Governor, Uba Sani, is aimed at providing shocks for the poor and vulnerable Nigerians resident in the State.
The Chairman of KADSPAC, Ms Jessica Bartholomew, in a statement, noted that the Social Security Bill when signed into law would put in place an agency where all social protection activities and programmes would be coordinated for effective accountability.
Jessica acknowledged the unrelenting efforts of Save the Children International and the immediate past Vocal Person, Social Safety Net in the State, Mrs. Amina Saude Atoyebi, in providing administrative and technical needs for the domestication of the Federal Social Protection Law at the State level.
“We would like to congratulate the Kaduna State House of Assembly for signing the social security bill. KADSPAC alongside other partners has advocated for the development of the social security bill to ensure it scaled through legislation.
“The coalition has also worked with the State in ensuring that social protection interventions are accountable and transparent. This has led to some of the successes that we are seeing today.
“We look forward to an implementation or operational plan to be approved timely so that the poor and vulnerable residents of Kaduna can access SP interventions that will help cushion the current economic crisis faced in their households”, she said.
