Kwara Government Promotes Girl Child Education Ahead of New Academic Session

Date: 2024-08-27

With the new academic session approaching, the Kwara State government has launched a girl child education awareness campaign across the state, highlighting the AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq administration's dedication to enhancing girls' access to quality education, as reported by the Kwara State Government Facebook page

The campaign, led by Hon. Joana Nnazua Kolo, Adviser to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Girl Child Education, began on August 16, 2024, in Kwara North and saw the participation of parents, children, teachers, traditional rulers, and government officials.

In her address to the parents and girls present, Hon. Kolo stressed the importance of girl child education, noting that it can lead to better career prospects and an improved social standing for girls. She urged that girls should not be confined to domestic roles or early marriages.

Drawing on her own experiences, Hon. Kolo shared how education has unlocked numerous opportunities for her, highlighting her historic appointment at 26 as the youngest commissioner in Kwara State's history, and by extension, in Nigeria. She currently serves as the Adviser to the Governor on Girl Child Education.

When asked about their ambitions in life, it was gratifying to hear the girls telling the Honourable that they wanted to become teachers, doctors, and lawyers, among other respected professions. Hon. Kolo urged the parents to prioritize their daughters' education so that they could achieve their various goals.

The Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Danladi echoed the need for girl child education. The people of the community expressed gratitude to Hon Joana Nnazua Kolo and His Excellency, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for bringing the impactful program to their community while vowing that they would prioritize educating their girls.

The Girl Child Education campaign awareness is collaboratively carried out by the State government, traditional rulers and other stakeholders in the state. Hon. Kolo who is the leader of the campaign and her team will tour the three senatorial districts before the curtain of the educative and impactful program drops.

In 2022, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) estimated the number of out-of-school girls in Nigeria to be 7.6 million. Since Governor AbdulRazaq assumed office in 2019, he has ensured the girls in Kwara receive quality education through KwaraLEARN, payment of counterpart funds and provision of various educational aids.

Governor AbdulRazaq and Women Appointment/Empowerment

Since the return of democracy in 1999, no governor in Kwara State has empowered and appointed women to strategic positions in his government like Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. In his first tenure, he appointed 56% of women in his cabinet. In 2023, he repeated this feat by appointing 50% women, underscoring his commitment to improving the social status of the women in Kwara State.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Minimum Wage     Bureau Of Lands     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Tafidan Kaiama     Ilorin South Constituency     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Egbejila     Deji Ajani     Javed Khan     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Ibrahim Taiwo     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Government House     Kwara United     Kola Shittu     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     SUBEB     Kwara State Sports Commission     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Emir Of Lafiagi     Olusin Of Ijara Isin     Zara Umar     Oyawoye     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Bank Of Industry     Alfa Yahaya Road     Muhammadu Buhari     Alimi     Funmi Salau     Oluronke Adeyemi     Azeez Salawu     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     KWAFFA     Gwanara     Olosi Of Osi     Bashiru Makama     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Rashidi Yekini     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Kola Olota     Wale Oladepo     Sango-UITH Road     Oloje     Alikinla     Alabere     Adama Isa     College Of Health     Ademola Kiyesola     Madawaki     IYA YUSUF     Simeon Sule Ajibola     Aminu Ado Bayero     Muhammed Abdullahi     Www.Kwarareports.com     Olatunde Michaels     Abubakar Suleiman     IsDB     S.O. Opowoye     Omu-aran     Shuaib Jawondo     Gbenga Awoyale     Maigida Soludero Transit     NIPOGA     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Saidu Isa     Lanre Olosunde     Turaki Of Ilorin     Labaeka     Kawu     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Tunji Arosanyin    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Basit Olatunji     Jamiu Oyawoye     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     IESA     Babatunde Idiagbon     Tsaragi     Saka Isau     Sadiq Buhari     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Bolakale Saka     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Akeem Lawal     Abdulkadir Orire     GANZY     Students Union Government     George Innih     Shuaib Abdulkadir     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Abubakar Atiku     Iyeru Grammar School     Adamu Atta     Kayode Yusuf     Frootify     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Vasolar     Sunday Popo-Ola     Saad Belgore     Solomon Edoja     Playing Host     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Seni Saraki     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Kayode Laro     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Kwara North     Quareeb     Atunwa     AIT Ilorin     Ike Ekweremadu     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Iqra Books     Abiodun Oyedepo     Abdulhakeem Amao     John Olajide Adedipe     Ridwan Agboola     Kwara South     Abdulfatai Salman Baakini     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Oniyangi     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     Bibire Ajape     Nigeria Governors\' Forum     JMK Construction Company Limited     Emmanuel Bello     Quareeb Islamic Association     Iyiola Oyedepo     Onilupeju Of Ilupeju     Kwarareports.com     Justina Oha     Segun Olawoyin     Yunus Lawal     Saliu Alamoyo     Yusuf A. Usman     Yeketi     Salami Adekunle     Kishira     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     JAMB     Ilorin Water Reticulation     Valsolar     Oladimeji Thompson     ENetSuD     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Oke-Ode     Rebecca Bake     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Iyaloja-General