Education
DR Amina Abubakar Bello, the wife of Niger governor, has enjoined parents to allow their girl-child to acquire education for socio-economic development of the society.
She said this in a statement made available to newsmen to commemorate the International World Day for Girl Child Education in Minna on Tuesday.
Bello reiterated her resolve to continue to advocate and create awareness about obstacles that could hold back the girl-child from achieving their full potential.
She noted that girls had proved, over time, that when allowed access to education, skill acquisition and opportunities, they would not only be agents of change, but positive role models in the society.
She also charged policy makers and governments at all levels to re- engineer their policies to accommodate the girl-child and allow their voices to be heard as well as to be inclusive in governance.
Bello noted that governments ought to lay emphasis on investing on girl-child to develop their potential for future development
She said that this could be done by providing them with environment conducive for education and learning.
She urged parents to allow the girl-child to acquire education to make them better citizens that could contribute to the socio-economic stability of the family and by extension, their various communities.(NAN)
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