The Plateau government has approved the bill to establish a gender commission, to facilitate the implementation of the Gender Equal Opportunity (GEO) Law in the state.
The approval was announced by the commissioner for justice, Chrysanthus Ahmadu, at a press conference at the end of the state’s executive council meeting on Wednesday in Jos.
He said the commission, critical as a prerequisite for the smooth implementation of the GEO law, would consolidate efforts to end inequality and discrimination against women in all spheres of life.
The commissioner disclosed that the council also approved a bill to establish the Plateau State Investment Promotion Agency (PSIPA) to boost the state’s economy.
Mr Ahmadu explained that the agency would incorporate the one-stop investment centre and the state’s public-private partnership agency to improve its business environment further and attract investment.
The justice commissioner further mentioned that the…
