ABEOKUTA—Wife of Ogun State Governor, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun, weekend, described education as a veritable tool for national development, saying every child must be educated to enable them realise their potentials and contribute meaningfully to the progress of the society.
She said this at the opening ceremony of the 8th biennial delegate conference of the Federation of Muslim Women's Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN), at Alagbe Esibi Royal College in Ado-Odo, Ogun State.
The conference had as its theme: "Education, A Tool to National Development."
The governor's wife tasked all the stakeholders to address challenges facing the nation's educational system to ensure meaningful development in our society, explaining that the state government placed a high premium on quality education at all levels.
According to her, "Providing quality education is a major priority of the present administration in the state and it is committed to the realisation of free education for all children particularly at the primary and secondary levels and this will ensure a brighter future for our children as we prepare them for adulthood"
Mrs. Amosun described education as a right of every child, noting that any attempt to deprive them of it would bring about setbacks to development of our society.
She said children must be nurtured in an enabling environment that would help them realize their potentials for a better tomorrow.
She urged members of the association to join hands with government in its mission to rebuild Ogun State and to draw out modalities during their deliberations that would assist in boosting the educational sector.
Earlier, the Amira FOMWAN, Dr. Aishat Lawal, had charged members and other stakeholders in the educational sector to rise up to the challenges facing education in the country and contribute their quota to ensure that the falling standard of education is revived.
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