President Bola Tinubu has pledged that his administration will spare no effort in ensuring that children in Nigeria have a solid foundation to realise their dreams and aspirations.
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, to mark the 2024 Children’s Day Celebration on Monday, President Tinubu stressed that society mirrors the collective family units.
Children’s Day is celebrated annually on May 27, and is meant to honour children worldwide and for adults to also reminisce about their childhood experiences.
The President urged the preservation of principles that foster a wholesome, nurturing, and thriving nation, adding, “President Bola Tinubu celebrates Nigeria’s children, the bearers of the nation’s torch into the future, on the special occasion of Children’s Day.
“The President rejoices with parents, guardians, and families across the nation, and calls for a reinforcement of the family unit as a place where the sacred values of honesty, modesty, hard work and charity are passed down to the shining lights of tomorrow.
“President Tinubu affirms that society is a reflection of each family unit as a collective, urging the preservation of those principles that make us a wholesome, nurturing, and thriving nation.”
He reassured the nation of his commitment to providing a safe and secure learning environment for children while enhancing the quality of education.
“The President states that his administration is sparing no effort in ensuring that Nigeria’s children have a solid footing for the realisation of their dreams.
“With increased investments in education, and the recent overhauling of the entire education system to provide both human and material resources for learning, as well as the efforts of the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education to get the nation’s precious gifts off the streets, the President emphasizes that his administration will continue to expand access to qualitative education for all Nigerians.
“President Tinubu reassures the nation of his commitment to ensuring a safe and secure ambience of learning for the children while improving the standard of education,” the statement partly read.