We are going to strengthen human rights institutions – Prince Adebayo
Emmanuel Alfred
The Presidential Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo has promised to strengthen Nigeria’s human rights institutions and ensure institutional support for human rights and educate citizens more on the fundamentals of human right if elected into office.
He said these during the Presidential Town Hall on “Human Rights And The 2023 Elections” held on Saturday December 10, 2022 in commemoration of the 2022 International Human Rights Day.
The town hall was organized by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in collaboration with the United Nations Nigeria.
The Commission invited Presidential Candidates to make presentations on how they intend to protect and fulfill the human rights of Nigerians should they be elected.
Prince Adebayo said his Party will bring in a new crop of leadership that recognize human rights, and provide what the citizens need to uphold their dignity, which is what human rights demand.
He said, “Chapter 2 of the constitution says that there’s a level of dignity you must give to people and to give them that dignity, you must provide certain infrastructure in the society and the government is most equipped to make those changes”.
“That is why the SDP firmly believes that social investments in nutrition, in basic housing and habitats in education, in affordable health care in basic infrastructure will raise civilization to a point where there is less tension in the society”.
The legal luminary also said that human rights like any other agenda in the society is a continuous engagement that requires full attention.
He further said human rights should be enshrined in Nigeria’s culture so that respecting human rights would become a part of life for everyone.
“We should look at human rights as a culture. Which will make people become conscious of how they treat people and not just a government thing.
“we need to recognize that the more a society gets used to human rights, people will generally have respect for the rights of people” he said.
The International Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10th December in commemoration of the adoption of universal declaration on human rights.
