President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (Domestication and Enforcement) Bill into law, domesticating the 2009 Kampala Convention and creating a stronger legal framework to safeguard Nigeria's internally displaced persons (IDPs).
The President assented to the bill, alongside an export-related legislation following its passage by the National Assembly, as announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary.
Sponsored by Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, the law incorporates the Kampala Convention's provisions into Nigerian legislation.
It outlines government duties to prevent displacement, deliver humanitarian aid, uphold IDP rights, and pursue durable solutions like voluntary return, local integration, or resettlement.
Nigeria signed the convention in 2009 but had not fully domesticated it until now, leaving gaps in enforcement amid ongoing challenges from conflict, violence, disasters, and climate impacts that have displaced millions.
This landmark step enhances accountability, coordinates responses across agencies, and aligns Nigeria with African Union standards on addressing internal displacement, offering renewed hope for more effective support to affected communities.
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