President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Monday described children as Nigeria\u2019s most important treasure as a nation.<\/p>\n
Saraki in a message to mark the 2019 Children\u2019s Day, signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, felicitated with Nigerian children and urged leaders at all levels to recommit to the continuous empowerment of the Nigerian child.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, our nation celebrates its future \u2014 our children; our most important national treasure.,\u201d Saraki said. \u201cAs we do so, we recommit ourselves to ensuring that all Nigerian children are empowered to aspire to achieve greatness.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn this Children\u2019s Day 2019, we remember Leah Sharibu, and all other young Nigerian children who will be commemorating this symbolic day without their loved ones. We commit them into our prayers, and continue to call for their unequivocal release.\u201d<\/p>\n
He noted that the 8th National Assembly worked assiduously to provide for primary healthcare fund in the budget as well as ensuring that the Child\u2019s Rights Act is domesticated across the states of the federation.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cOver the last four years, the 8th National Assembly has worked fervently towards ensuring the provision of basic primary healthcare and the domestication of the Childs Rights Act in all Nigerian states \u2014 so that young Nigerian Children can live healthy, violence-free lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Monday described children as Nigeria\u2019s most important treasure as a nation. Saraki in a message to mark the 2019 Children\u2019s Day, signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, felicitated with Nigerian children and urged leaders at all levels to recommit to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":8135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[437,246,616,103],"class_list":["post-10727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-children","tag-community","tag-leah-sharibu","tag-saraki"],"yoast_head":"\n