Buhari: My Plan To End Child Marriage

Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday restated the administration’s determination to end child marriage in the country saying that the girl child must be given access to alleviate her life situation.

President Buhari who spoke while commissioning the headquarters building of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs in Abuja, vowed that every resource would be mobilsed to see that the girl child has every opportunity to express her potentials.

“A key priority of our government is the development and implementation of social inclusion and economic sustenance policies. Our determination is to ensure that economic growth and prosperity are felt by as wide a circle as possible.

‘‘In particular, we are laying great emphasis on education of the girl– child. The high level of young girls who are out of school or unable to complete school due to socio-economic pressures is disturbing and must be addressed.

‘‘The launch of the National Strategy to End Child Marriage, 2016 – 2021 has been the first critical step towards increasing children’s access to quality all-round education and enhancing the retention of the girl-child in our schools.”

The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, while pledging the readiness of her ministry to improve the lot of the female gender, educationally pleaded for more opportunities for women in the administration.

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