Federal Government ta bayyana cewa aikin yara a noma shi ne babbar kalubale a yankin Yammacin Afirka. Wannan bayani ya fito daga wata taron da aka gudanar a Abuja, inda wakilai daga fannoni daban-daban suka hadu don tattauna matsalolin da ke fuskanta wajen kawar da aikin yara a yankin.
Solicitor General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Beatrice Jedy-Agba, wacce Dr. Omozojie Okoboh ya wakilce, ta bayyana cewa aikin yara a noma ya zama babbar barazana ga ci gaban yankin. Ta kuma nuna cewa gwamnatin tarayya tana shirye-shirye don kawar da wannan matsala ta hanyar hadin gwiwa da masu ruwa da tsaki a yankin.
Jedy-Agba ta ce, “Gwamnatin tarayya tana aiki don kawar da aikin yara a noma, wanda shi ne karo na duniya. Mun gudanar da taro hawan nan don wayar da kan jama’a game da illar aikin yara a noma da kuma yadda za a kawar da shi.”
Taron dai ya hada da wakilai daga hukumomin shari’a, hukumomin tilasta doka, da kungiyoyin farar hula, wadanda suka tattauna hanyoyin da za a bi don kawar da aikin yara a noma.