Abdulrahaman
abdulrazak
African Child Celebration:
Abdulrahaman
abdulrazak
African Child Celebration: My Government Will Prioritise
Quality Education, Good Nutrition for Kwara Children-
AbdulRazaq
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Sunday said his
administration would boost school enrolment and support good
nutrition for the children.
“We maintain that access to quality education and good nutrition
are key to the future of our children,” Rafiu Ajakaye, chief press
secretary to AbdulRazaq, said in a statement commemorating the Day
of the African Child.
“It is for this reason that our administration is seriously
considering joining the National School Feeding programme to boost
good nutrition and school enrolment
for our children.
“Also, Kwara will henceforth pay better attention to the quality
of education our children get.”
In a veiled reaction to concerns about the rising number of
school-age children roaming the street, the Governor urged parents
to avoid anything that could jeopardise the future of their
children and the state.
“The Child Rights Act is domesticated in Kwara and thus applies
to every child. What this means, in part, is that it is unlawful
for any parents to not enrol their children in school. On our part,
we’ll do our utmost to boost economic activities to create wealth,”
the statement stated.
Declared in 1991 by the Organization of African Unity (now AU)
in honor of hundreds of school children killed in Soweto, South
Africa, for demanding better education, the Day of the African
Child has been celebrated on June 16 every year since 1991 to
demand improved welfare for children.
The event, now known as the Soweto Uprising, occurred on June
16, 1976, drawing international outrage against the then apartheid
government of South Africa.
Signed:
Rafiu Ajakaye
Chief Press Secretary to the Kwara State Governor