UNICEF hails Sokoto’s child welfare drive
Responding, Governor Ahmed Aliyu, represented by Deputy Governor Gobir, expressed appreciation to UNICEF for choosing Sokoto as one of the states ed during the Executive Director’s mission to Nigeria and for its longstanding interventions in health, education and child protection.
By Musa Ubandawaki SOKOTO: The Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell, has declared that Nigeria’s successful eradication of the wild polio virus demonstrates that even the most difficult public health challenges can be overcome through strong political leadership, community participation and sustained partnerships.
Aliyu also highlighted the state government’s collaboration with development partners, including UNICEF, Plan International, Save the Children and UNFPA, noting that the partnership had facilitated the establishment of 10 Integrated Qur’anic Schools, child-friendly centres and skills acquisition programmes for Almajiri and out-of-school children.
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