Section 264: Establishment and membership of State Child Rights Implementation Committee

(1) There is established a committee to be known as the State Child Rights Implementation Committee (in this Part of this Act referred to as" the State Committee'').
(2) The State Committee shall comprise-
(a) the Permanent secretary of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Youth Development, as Chairman;
(b) one person to represent each of the following State Ministries and Governmental bodies that is -
(i) Women Affairs;
(ii) Education;
(iii) Information;
(iv) Health
(v) Justice;
(vi) Youth and Sports;
(vii) Labour and Productivity;
(viii) State Commissioner for Women;:
(ix) Nigerian Immigration Service;
(x) Nigeria Police Force;
(xi) Nigeria Prisons Service;
(xii) State Agency for Mass Literacy;
(xiii) Family Court Judges at the High Court level;
(xiv) Family Court Magistrate;
(c) one children expert;
(d) one person to represent the State approved children institutions;
(e) one person to represent the State Community homes;
(f) one person to represent the State Branch of the Nigerian Union of Journalists;
(g) one person to represent the State Branch of the National Council of Women Societies;
(h) one person to represent the State Council of Chiefs;
(i) one person to represent the State Branch of Christian Women Organisation;
(j) one person to represent the State Branch of the Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria;
(k) one person to represent Market Men Associations;
(l) one person to represent Market Women Associations;
(m) one person to represent the Parent/Teachers Association in the State;
(n) two persons to represent organisations involved in the protection of the rights of the child in the State; and
(o) one person to represent the State Branch of the National Union of Teachers.