Abia Govt Moves To End Abuse, Abandonment Of Senior Citizens

The Abia State Government has vowed to deal with the abuse, neglect and abandonment of senior residents, insisting that reside
nts aged 60 and above deserve dignity, care and safety.

The authorities made the dedication in Umuahia throughout a workshop to overview and draft a coverage framework for implementing the Abia State Senior Citizens Centre Law No. 4 of 2025.

The Commissioner for Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Mrs Ngozi Blessing Felix, mentioned the state was decided to translate the regulation into sensible measures to enhance the welfare of older individuals throughout Abia.

Felix condemned the abandonment and mock of aged individuals, stressing that they shouldn’t be left to endure with out ample care and assist.

“The Ministry of Poverty Alleviation is actually leading this process to ensure that the Abia State Senior Citizens Policy comes to light,” she mentioned.

She defined that the federal government had held a number of consultations with stakeholders from the formal and casual sectors to develop a coverage that addresses the wants of all residents aged 60 and above.

According to her, the enactment of the Abia State Senior Citizens Centre Law, 2025, supplies a authorized basis for a extra organised and sustainable response to the challenges going through older individuals.

She added that the federal government would make sure the regulation, already signed by Governor Alex Otti, was translated into an actionable coverage able to delivering significant safety and assist to senior residents.

The Ministry of Justice, represented on the workshop by Uwaoma Ajike, pledged to offer the required authorized backing to guard aged individuals in communities throughout the state.

Similarly, the Abia State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Okoro Ogbonna, mentioned retired and retiring staff deserved ample safety and reassurance that society wouldn’t abandon them after their years of service.

Ogbonna counseled the state authorities for enacting the senior residents’ regulation, describing it as an necessary step in direction of addressing the welfare issues of older individuals.