Abuja - The first lady, Dame Patience
Jonathan, has called on Nigerian children
to be alert to their environment in the face
of security challenges in the country.
She made the call at the 2014
Independence Day Children`s party in
Abuja, saying that the children should
learn to live in love always.
"Nigeria belongs to me and you, even if we
go West, East or North, we will also come
back home because we do not have
anywhere else to go.
"Let us leave in love and work together to
build this country for the benefit of us all,’’
she said.
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The first lady decried the rate of recent
suicide bombings in the country,
particularly in the North-East, and urged
children across the country to be alert to
their environment.
She also urged children to ensure that they
report suspicious movements in their
environment to their parents and to
security operatives when necessary.
Jonathan said that it was unfortunate that
Boko Haram was recruiting innocent
children to carry out their nefarious
activities.
The first lady urged children across the
country to remain focused in their studies
and avail themselves of the numerous
opportunities the Federal Government was
creating for them.
She said the Federal Government was
doing everything possible to ensure a
secure future for children by providing the
necessary infrastructure.
Jonathan also said that the Federal
Government was improving on the
country`s education system, maternal
child care and other amenities.
The first lady said that President Goodluck
Jonathan was working hard to ensure that
children across the country realised their
potential.
She urged the children to continue to pray
for the country’s unity, development and
progress, and expressed optimism that the
country would emerge stronger from its
present challenges.
The wife of the president also tasked
children across the country to pray to God
to touch the hearts of the abductors of the
Chibok schoolgirls so that they would
release the girls.
Those present at the party were the Wife of
South Korean Ambassador to Nigeria, Wife
of the Deputy Senate President and the
Minister of Women Affairs, among others.
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