Abia Govt warns against abuse, abandonment of senior citizens

Abia State Government says it will tackle the abuse and abandonment of senior citizens in various parts of the state, stressing that all citizens aged 60 and above deserve dignity and protection.
The government stated this in Umuahia during a workshop to review and draft a policy framework for the operationalisation of the Abia State Senior Citizens Centre Law No. 4.
The Commissioner for Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Mrs Ngozi Blessing Felix, who presented the state government’s policy during the workshop, said it was wrong to abandon elderly people to suffer or subject them to ridicule.
“The Ministry of Poverty Alleviation is actually leading this process to ensure tha...