NLC Women Committee Commends Gov Idris  For Empowering  Women, Promoting Girl Child Education 

Kebbi state governor,  Comrade Dr Nasir Idris, the Kauran Gwandu has been commended for his administration’s sustained support  for women empowerment and girl child education in the state. 

Dr Idris has also been described as a ‘Labour -friendly governor’ for supporting the activities of the Congress in the state.

The governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Yahaya Sarki noted in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com that Comrade Hadiza Abubakar Ribah, Chairperson, Women Committee Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Kebbi state Council  said this during the North-West Zonal Conference of the congress in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday which was attended by Chairpersons and Secretaries of the seven states in the North-West .

The conference had as its theme   ‘Barriers for Young Women and Girl-Child Education in Northern Nigeria’.

Such conferences supported by  the Kauran Gwandu- led administration and hosted in Kebbi state have according to her boosted the morale of the women committee as well as encouraged them to continue to support the present administration in its efforts to promote women empowerment and girl child education in the state.

The Chairperson also acknowledged the efforts of the wife of the governor, Hajiya Nasare Nasir Idris for her continued partnership with NLC women committee in the state.

She also said that the conference,  which is holding for the first time in Kebbi state through the effort of the wife of the governor will promote the campaign on women and girl child education,  Gender Based Violence,GBV, as well as women empowerment, all aimed at improving the lives of women. 

She urged Kebbi state Government to donate a vehicle  to the women committee and support  the group ahead of the International Women’s Day coming up in March,2024.

In her remarks, the wife of Kebbi state governor, Hajiya Zainab Idris, says Kebbi state Government has attached great importance to girl child education, empowerment of women and condemned gender based violence and rape.

Hajiya Zainab, who was represented by the wife of the Deputy Gov. Hajiya Maryam Umar-Tafida , added that  with the introduction of Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), the state has achieved increase in the enrollment of adolescent girl by 40 per cent.

 ‘Recently, Gov. Nasir Idris  flagged off the construction and upgrade of 120 secondary schools across the state under the programme of Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) with N8.9 billion as projects cost.

The aim of the initiative is to promote the education sector by providing an enabling  learning environment for children while focusing on girl – child education. 

That is why as a responsible government we are tackling education challenges head – on with the introduction of AGILE. 

The AGILE culminated in an increase in the enrollment of adolescent girl by 40 per cent and most of them have proceeded to obtain their secondary school certificate’ she said.

Earlier, in her remarks, the North- West Zonal Coordinator, Mrs Martha Haruna-Banki, said  the committee was established  to further encourage women and train them to be productive  members of the society. 

She said  the continued support to women would help proffer lasting solution to the issues of Gender-Based Violence of all kinds in the state while lamenting the rate of rape, child battering, domestic violence was on the high side in recent times.

“The rate of rape, child battering, domestic violence is on the high side. We cannot rule out poverty playing a vital role in this menace in our society in addition to poor  enlightenment on the need to see the value of women in the society’ she said.

The State NLC Chairman, Comrade, Comrade Murtala Usman lauded the NLC women committee for organizing the conference and called on the participants to make useful suggestions on issues pertaining to development of women. 

 Alhaji Garba Hamisu-Zuru, the Chief Executive Officer of Demaz Media Limited  later presented a paper on Barriers to Women and Girl Child Education in Northern Nigeria-Team@orientactualmags.com
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