Aisha Buhari drums support for investment in girl education

The wife of the president, Aisha Buhari, has called for greater investment in education especially for the girl-child to address the increasing number of female school drop outs. Aisha made the call recently in Abuja during the International Day of the Girl Child Summit organized by the National Centre for Women Development (NCWD). The theme […]

The wife of the president, Aisha Buhari, has called for greater investment in education especially for the girl-child to address the increasing number of female school drop outs.
Aisha made the call recently in Abuja during the International Day of the Girl Child Summit organized by the National Centre for Women Development (NCWD).
The theme of the celebration was ‘Empowerment and Training: Innovating for Girl-Child Education’.
Aisha Buhari who was represented by Mrs Alamanda Lawal, wife of the Secretary to the Governmnent of the Federation, said education was the key to succeed beyond customary measures.
“Education is a fundamental right which is the only chance that most Nigerian girls have to rise above the cultural and traditional systems of stratification that continues to cast women as inferior to their male counterparts, economically, politically and socially.
“A good education offers the Nigerian girl -child an opportunity of being a valued member of the society.
“For girls, education can enable economic independence, political participation, and empower them with the necessary knowledge to actively and effectively tackle oppressive norms that perpetuate different forms of violence against women,” she said.
According to her, education serves as an avenue to dislodge gender inequality and provide cultural alternatives that persist.
Mrs Buhari reiterated her commitment and resolve to champion the cause of women, maternal and child health through consistent advocacy.
Justice Mary Odili, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Nigeria said women should ensure they do not leave their children in whatever they did, adding that they should not be compromised for anything.
Odili urged women to take corrective measures on their children especially the girl-child which would improve their formative years into adulthood.
She also encouraged parents to always engage the services of extra school curriculum to sharpen the intellect of their children.
Mrs Chimdi Neliaku, who spoke on behalf of the girl-children at the summit, said government needs to establish schools for the girl- child with special needs in all states of the federation.
Neliaku said: “Our schools need to change their curriculum to be in line with the global practices and also domesticate the Child Rights Act in all states.
“The law should take its full course on perpetrators of rape on women and girls,” she said.