The Anambra State Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Hon. Ify Obinabo says Ministry has not authorized any consultant to handle child adoption procedures on its behalf.
She made this known during a strategic meeting with operators of Community Children’s Homes and Orphanages in the state, officials of the Ministry and the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP in Awka.
The Women and Social Welfare Commissioner said that her Ministry will henceforth intensify monitoring and supervision of the orphanages to ensure that their operations fall in line with the standards set by the Ministry.
She further warned that any home found flouting the directives of the Ministry for safe adoption, will be closed down and the license revoked with immediate effect.
Also speaking, the State Commander of NAPTIP, Mrs. Judith-Chukwu Ibadin regretted that the nefarious activities of some orphanage home operators are giving the state a bad name beyond the state .
She expressed concern that despite every effort by the State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare, to streamline the child adoption processes, some of the orphanages still go outside the directives to buy and sell children.
In his remarks, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Daniel Ezeanwu told the operators that there is a system now that exposes any illegal adoption done without the approval of the Ministry and anyone who is found culpable will be made to face the wrath of the law.
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