BySunday Okobi
Former Vice President of Nigeria and chieftain of the
All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar, has called on the Nigerian
Government to actively initiate policies that would empower young girls to grow
up believing that they can do and become anything they imagine.
In a statement issued on Wednesday to mark this year's
International Day of the Girl Child, Atiku described Nigeria's population of
young girls as an army of problem-solvers waiting to be unleashed, “if only
they could be given equal access to quality education.
"Bear in mind that when we educate the girl
child, we educate a family, educate a community and eventually end up educating
a country.
"Until we prioritise the education of the girl child,
there will continue to be a limit on how far we can develop as a country in the
21st century."
The Waziri Adamawa noted that the days are long gone when all
that a girl was groomed to become was a beautiful bride who would one day
satisfy a man by keeping house and kitchen, emphasising that Nigerian girls
should be empowered to function in all spheres of human endeavour.
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