First Lady Aisha Buhari Speaks, Reiterates President's Commitment to Education
- Nigeria's First Lady, Aisha Buhari, says her husband's commitment to improving the education sector in the country has received a boost from NAFOWA
- NAFOWA, a non-governmental organisation, has invested heavily in education by establishing schools in Nigerian Air Force Bases nationwide
- Buhari noted that the establishment of the schools offers young ones a conducive learning environment to explore and discover the world
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FCT, Abuja - The First Lady of Nigeria, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has reiterated President Muhammadu Buhari's commitment to ensuring that every Nigerian child is educated.
She made the comment on Wednesday, May 3, at the commissioning of the Nigerian Air Force Officers Wives Association (NAFOWA) Secondary School, Asokoro, Abuja, attended by Legit.ng.
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Buhari's words:
''Today's event marks a very important milestone in NAFOWA. The commissioning of its first state-of-the-art secondary school is historic and commendable.
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''The completion of this school has numerous advantages, including meeting up with Mr President's desire to provide quality education for every Nigerian child.
''Let me start by congratulating the NAFOWA president, Mrs Elizabeth Amao and her industrious team for coming up with such a gigantic project. I am indeed happy that the establishment of this school offers our young ones a conducive learning environment to explore and discover the world.
''This learning environment also offers teachers the opportunity to teach, impact, and nurture our children to become future leaders and responsible citizens of Nigeria.''
On her part, the NAFOWA president, Mrs Elizabeth Amao, noted that the association is a non-governmental organisation committed to providing humanitarian and charitable services to the Nigerian Air Force family and society.
She said the association firmly believes in the power of knowledge and, therefore, caters to their children's educational needs and those of members of the public.
Her words:
''NAFOWA currently operates different classes of schools like the NAFOWA Little Angels creches, Nursery and Primary schools which are located in various NAF Bases across the country.
''In order to improve upon this, we have decided to take the educational foundation of our children further by establishing the first NAFOWA Secondary school and completing the NAFOWA Little Angel School at NAF Base, Asokoro, Abuja, both of which we are commissioning today.
''Therefore, it is my great delight and honour this newly built NAFOWA Secondary School and the completed NAFOWA Little Angels School, are a true testimony of our dedication towards comprehensive education in NAFOWA.
''The purpose of establishing these schools is to create a suitable learning environment for our pupils and students which will foster their growth and help them acquire the skills they need to succeed in life.''
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, stated that unlike in the past, military officers' wives associations have evolved into embarking on gigantic projects to touch lives.
He said just like NAFOWA has shown, wives officers are not left out in the development of their barrack communities.
There were also goodwill messages from the wife of the Chief of Defence Staff, Vicky Irabor and a representative of the minister of education, Mallam Adamu Adamu.
Skills acquisition: NAFOWA empowers 60 youths, widows, others through training
Recall that 60 Nigerians graduated from a skills acquisition and vocational training programme organised by NAFOWA on Thursday, April 28, in Abuja.
The graduands were trained for three months on different skills, including leather production, embroidery, catering, makeup/wig making, event decoration, production of household items, and Plaster of Paris (POP) installation.
They were also given starter packs and cash grants to support them in starting their various businesses.
Job creation: 1000 Niger Delta youths trained in technical and vocational skills
In a related development, a non-profit organisation that promotes peace and equitable economic growth in the Niger Delta, Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta, has trained 1000 youths in the region.
The project provides skills training and reskilling for young school leavers and soft skills for reshaping attitudes and behaviour.
Two thousand thirty-three of the successful participants were linked to immediate waged employment or supported to commence their own innovative enterprises.
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