By joshua 
The Kogi state Government has given an assurance that the Violence Against Persons(Prohibition) Bill passed by the State Assembly will soon be assented to by the state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello.
The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kogi State, Ibrahim Sanni Mohammed (SAN) disclosed this while speaking during a Community Initiatives dialogue organised by Savannah Centre for Diplomacy Democracy and Development in partnership with USAID and Mercy Corps held in Lokoja, the State capital on Thursday.
The Attorney General who was represented by Barrister Mary Otaru from the State Ministry of Justice, said that the long awaited Assent, in a matter of weeks, will be realised.
Mohammed said the quick assent to VAPP Bill will go a long way in ensuring credible, peaceful, free and fair elections come 2023 at both state and federal levels.
The Attorney General commended the collaborative efforts of Savannah Center for Diplomacy Democracy and Development, USAID and Mercy Corps for championing peace project in Kogi, describing the feat as “a welcome development that would bring about needed unity, security and prevention of violence across Kogi”
“As a government, we also owe the responsibility of protection of lives of persons living with disabilities” the Attorney General affirmed.
The Executive Director, Savannah Centre for Diplomacy Democracy and Development, Amb. Sani Bala in his welcome address, said that the dialogue on Community Initiatives was organised in collaboration with USAID and Mercy Corps, geared towards promotion and fostering of enabling environment for peace to reign supreme in Nigeria.
“We need to do more in moving Kogi to achieve the desired result in the areas of peace, security of lives and property as well as infrastructural development across the state” Bala appealed.
High point of the dialogue forum was panel of session discussions on two major topics, namely; “Analyzing the Kogi State Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Bill and Its Benefits towards Sustaining Peaceful Society ahead of 2023 General Elections” and “Exploring Critical Strategies in Signing and Domesticating Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Bill in Kogi” What Has Been Done Vs What Still Need To Be Done.
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