The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has reiterated that education is vital, and the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will continue to prioritize it.
This statement was made at the flag-off of the distribution of exercise books to public primary school pupils and junior secondary school students across the nation.
The exercise, which falls under the Education Program of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), will provide each state of the federation with 50,000 exercise books, while Kano and Lagos States will receive 100,000 exercise books each due to their larger populations.
Senator Oluremi Tinubu mentioned that this distribution might become an annual event.
“There is nothing too much to do for our children,” she stated.
“We have started the distribution with Lagos State, and today the wife of the Kogi State Governor will receive for her State.”
The First Lady encouraged the children present to remain focused on their studies, emphasizing that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is committed to ensuring a good life for all children.
“Stay in school. Do not join bad gangs, don’t succumb to peer-pressure. We will do all we can for you to have a good life.”
Earlier, Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, the Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), commended the First Lady for the initiative, highlighting the importance of writing materials in the school system.
He noted that many State Universal Education Boards neglect this aspect of the system and that this donation would rectify the gap and improve the school system.
“This donation shows that she is really committed to making the lives of children, and even women too, better.”
With the symbolic presentation, all state coordinators of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), who are the wives of the governors, will begin to collect their exercise books immediately for onward distribution to public primary school pupils and junior secondary school students.
