Children's Day: Adeleke urges protection of children's rights - Punch Newspapers
He also charged children to imbibe virtues of discipline, hard-work, honesty, patriotism which are essential for sustainable democratic institutions and national development.
He said, “Issues like drug abuse, child labour, sexual exploitation, child abduction, forced marriage, female genital mutilation, high prevalence of school dropout, especially girl child school dropout that are intricate challenges confronting and militating against child protection and development in our society must be well addressed.
“We must ensure that the basic human rights of our children well protected and entrenched in their development, their education, health, shelter, clothing and feeding are well prioritised to ensure the achievement of a non-chaotic and egalitarian society of the future we all clamor to have,” Adeleke stated.All rights reserved.
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