As we all know, it is a day observed universally for the purpose of reflecting on all factors, conditions and situations affecting the life and future of children worldwide.
The current administration in Enugu State Government has from inception continued to show its commitment towards the proper intellectual and social development of our children.
This commitment is demonstration by the efforts we are currently making to ensure the renovation of all the primary and secondary schools in the state and the provision of essential equipment, furniture and facilities for the benefit of our children.
The government has also taken steps to strengthen the relevant Boards and agencies in the management of primary and secondary education to ensure more qualitative education and more conducive environment for
the growth and learning of our children.
Through the State Ministry of Gender Affairs, the government and in partnership with relevant Federal Agencies and non-governmental agencies, we have achieved a significant reduction in the incidence of child trafficking and other illegal practices that negative affect the rights and development of children. The Enugu State Child Rights Act is now before the State House of Assembly and when passed, will provide important legal support for our efforts in this direction.
We have also successfully sustained the Maternal and Child Health Care Programme which has continued to earn plaudits from relevant local and international organizations.
However, despite these commendable efforts, we believe that the training and proper development of our children should be a collective responsibility of all adults and relevant institutions in the society.
To this end, I wish to call on all teachers, parents, the churches and civil society organizations in Enugu State, to intensify their efforts at guaranteeing the safety of our children from abuses and ensuring their exposure to conditions that engender excellent intellectual, social and moral development. For it is indeed our desire to see that our children, being the leaders of tomorrow, are properly equipped to consolidate and improve upon the changes we are striving to create today in Enugu State.
I must however enjoin our children to play their own part in this drive by being more attentive and diligent in their studies, being respectful and obedient to their parents, elders and teachers and by eschewing all criminal and deviant behaviour.
On a final note, I wish to thank all of you for turning out in your numbers to be part of this celebrations and I hope that the thoughts and ideas we have shared today will help us become even more committed to the project of building a better foundation and a more prosperous future for our children.
Thank you and God bless
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