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Atiku Pledges Free Education At All Levels by matrixx9(m): 6:47am On Nov 07, 2014 |
The former Vice-President and one of the presidential aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said he will declare free educations at all levels if elected president of the country. Atiku has also proposed a number of ways to protect and promote the rights of women and the girl-child in Nigeria. The former vice-president spoke at the public presentation/launching of a book, “Re-thinking the legal framework for rights of women and girl-child in Nigeria,” in honour of founder, Women Trafficking and Child Labour Eradication Foundation (WOTCLEF), Hajiya Amina Titi Atiku Abubakar. Speaking on the state of affairs in the education sector, Atiku Abubakar, said the sector has suffered under funding due to corruption, adding that if elected president he will do everything possible including declaring free education at all level to make quality education available to Nigerians. “Definitely l will declare at all levels. We will find the resources to fund free education. When they are wasting resources on corruption, why will they not find resources to implement it. “I believe that we should have free educations at all levels, but l know that not all the state governments have the resources to undertake that. That is why when we were in government, we made free and compulsory up to secondary school level,” he said. The Turaki Adamawa, listed the ways to protect and promote the rights of women and the girl-child to include free compulsory basic education for all children under 18 years of age, to be funded by the states and local governments with support of the federal government, public health efforts to reduce the rate of maternal and child mortality. Other initiatives include the institution of a well- funded welfare system, combating sexual violence against women by encouraging them to speak out about sexual violence and other violations of their rights and prevention of all forms of child abuse such as child labour, child marriage and child abandonment. The former vice-president condemned the poor educational, health and social situation of women and the girl-child in our society and criticised the lack of opportunities available to the girl-child. He, however, commended the effort and foresight of the founder of WOTCLEF and the team that made the endeavour a success. According to Atiku, “educating girls is vital to society because girls who acquire education tend to become better mothers, and tend to have fewer, healthier and well-looked after children.” He described as “very poor and embarrassing, the 2012 Gender in Nigeria report which placed Nigeria at 118 out of the 134 countries in gender equality index stating that the report shows that we are not treating our women and girls well.” Speaking at the event, representative of NAPTIP, Abdulrahim Opotu Shaibu, a director, disclosed that the organisation has rescued more than 6,000 trafficked women and children and achieved the conviction of 258 traffickers since the agency came into being. SOURCE : http://..com.es/2014/11/atiku-pledges-free-education-at-all.html |
Re: Atiku Pledges Free Education At All Levels by omenka(m): 6:56am On Nov 07, 2014 |
Get a better source let's start talking. But regardless, these dudes should stop making unrealistic promises. |
Re: Atiku Pledges Free Education At All Levels by Niwdog(m): 7:01am On Nov 07, 2014 |
Atiku was there when the population of nigeria was low in number; he ought to have decree free education then not now that our populatn is high. Atiku shuld retire frm politics |
Re: Atiku Pledges Free Education At All Levels by oluseyiforjesus(m): 7:10am On Nov 07, 2014 |
Let him start with his expensive School den we will follow |
Re: Atiku Pledges Free Education At All Levels by kennyslim1(m): 7:15am On Nov 07, 2014 |
#RochasTricks |
Re: Atiku Pledges Free Education At All Levels by lilprinze: 8:08am On Nov 07, 2014 |
Lies from the pit of APC his private university is one of the most expensive university in Nigeria. Let him 1st make his private university free then he can talk of free education in Nigeria. charity starts at home. |
Re: Atiku Pledges Free Education At All Levels by dridowu: 8:21am On Nov 07, 2014 |
He should start from his Univeristy then we can now talk about Nigeria Institution at large. I will rather sleep at home than vote Atiku In any election. |
Re: Atiku Pledges Free Education At All Levels by karlmax2: 8:28am On Nov 07, 2014 |
matrixx9:why didn't he make his university free? |
Re: Atiku Pledges Free Education At All Levels by Lordlexyy: 8:36am On Nov 07, 2014 |
The incumbent gov't made same lofty promises and non of which materialise. Nigerians are becoming wiser now to demand how you intend to pull it through. Beside, Atiku had his moment but he blew it away. We need serious contenders. |
Re: Atiku Pledges Free Education At All Levels by larrymoore(m): 9:26am On Nov 07, 2014 |
In his university, we ar no fools |
Re: Atiku Pledges Free Education At All Levels by condralbede(m): 9:31am On Nov 07, 2014 |
He shld start with APTI first....then we can take him serious.meanwhile Wats his plan abt d unemployed graduates |
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