He also said that government need to lay more emphasis on achieving qualitative education for all Nigerian children rather than concentrating on the quantity of students enrolment alone.
SARAKI in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, SANNI ONOGU, stated this during an interactive and advocacy meeting with seventy school girls drawn from eight states and the Federal Capital Territory who visited him as part of activities to mark this year’s International Day of the Girl-Child.
The students who were led by the Girls’ Education Manager of the United Nations Children’s Education Fund-UNICEF in Nigeria, TEIJA VALLANDINGHAM, wanted a clarification bordering on education, welfare, safety and protection of the girl-child in the country during the interactive session.
The UNICEF representative said the meeting of the girls with the Senate President became necessary to reassure Nigerian girls of the commitment of the highest level of legislature in ensuring that they are given priority in the agenda of Government in achieving Sustainable Development Goals.
In his response, SARAKI assured members of the delegation as well as girls across the country notably from Sokoto, Zamfara, Bauchi, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Bayelsa, Ebonyi and the FCT of the commitment of the National Assembly to use appropriate laws to remove the disparity that exists between boys and girls
in terms of access to education.
He added that the Senate through the Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill seeks among others things to make sure that the girl child has equal opportunity with their male counterparts to get education.
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