We will protect children from violence ----Buhari
(Nigeria) President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated that his
administration would continue to sustain and strengthen ongoing actions to
protect children from violence, child-labour, child-trafficking, forced
marriages and other related offences.
The president, who stated this in Abuja on Thursday, in his
2016 Children’s Day message, said the well-being of Nigerian children remained
a top priority on his administration’s agenda for national development.
``We have demonstrated our strong commitment in this regard
with the allocation of N12.6 billion in the 2016 budget for vaccines and
programmes to prevent childhood killer diseases such as polio, measles and
yellow fever.
``Other measures in the 2016 budget, such as the school
feeding programme for children at a cost of N93.1 billion, will ensure that
more children go to school and enjoy the fun of learning and growing together
with their peers,’’ he added.
The president reassured the children and youth that his
administration would remain fully committed to fulfilling its promise of a
better nation for all Nigerians.
He noted with delight that on this year's Children's Day,
Nigerians would celebrate with one of the abducted Chibok girls, Amina Ali
Nkeki, freed from the clutches of Boko Haram.
``I assure all Nigerians and friends of the country, once
again, that my administration will not rest on its oars until the ungodly
terrorist sect is totally eliminated from our country.
``As peace gradually returns to the insurgency-ravaged
North-Eastern states, the Federal Government will continue to work diligently
to ensure the rapid and full reintegration and rehabilitation of all internally
displaced persons, including orphaned children in the region,’’ he said.
He, however, urged the children and youth ``to imbibe and
exhibit in greater measure, the virtues of hard work, diligence, discipline,
honesty, prudence, selflessness and patriotism which are essential for the
actualisation of our vision of a truly great nation.
``The world now looks up to our dear nation, Nigeria as an
exemplary model of democratic ideals after the smooth transition that brought
our administration to power.
``You, our children and youth have a very significant role
to play in ensuring that our democratic institutions of governance are
continuously nurtured, improved and strengthened to underpin national
development and prosperity.’’
The president assured that the Federal Government would
continue to do its best to prepare and equip Nigerian children to harness their
potentials.
President Buhari wished all Nigerians a ``Happy Children’s
Day celebration.’’
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