Kebbi Celebrates Children’s Day, Restate Commitment To Protection Of Children

Kebbi State Government has restated its commitment to the protection of the rights and well-being of Children in the State.

Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi
made this emphasis at the celebration of the 2024 Children’s Day in Birnin Kebbi on Monday.

Idris represented by his Deputy Governor, Senator Umar Abubakar- Tafida, added that the government would strictly protect all children against any form of abuse or violence at home, school and other placed.

“My administration will inculcate virtues of hard work into children, provide them with quality education, protect their rights and privileges.

“All efforts will be made to enable children realise their potential in life.

“Children, boys and girls, have the right to proper growth with absolute rights, the future of the society is in children, they will receive necessary guidance from the government,” he said.

Idris said his administration would encourage children to advance and excel in academic pursuit as well as acquire skills towards becoming self independent and self reliant.

He charged parents and guardians to instil moral values into their children and wards to guard against immorality and involvement in social vices while teachers should rededicate themselves to hard-work and sacrifice.

“I will continue to put necessary measures in place for the improvement of the education sector to achieving quality in knowledge,” the governor reiterated.

Earlier, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Dr. Halima Muhammad-Bande, expressed appreciation to the governor for resuscitating the celebration of the Children’s Day, last held in the state in 2018.

“The governor has demonstrated commitment to attending to the plight of children.

“He has also approved week-long celebrations of the Children’s Day, that involved educational excursion visit to Abuja which was last carried out by students from the state in 1976.

“He has made positive impact on developing the education sector,” she remarked.

Muhammad-Bande announced that the governor had paid all outstanding fees for students amounting to N1 billion which included tuition, examinations, feeding and accommodation as well as provided free exercise books to all pupils and students in the state.

“I am requesting teachers to observe their ethics of imparting appropriate knowledge to children, teach them well.

“Also, pupils and students must obey school rules and regulations, you must be discipline,” the commissioner said.

Highlights of the event include March past, debate and cultural entertainment.

At the march past, Army Day Girls Secondary School, Birnin Kebbi, took the first position at secondary level while Kauran Gwandu Model Primary School emerged the best at primary level.

Credit: YAHAYA SARKI,
Special Adviser to Kebbi State Governor on Media and Publicity