Governor Siminalayi Fubara made the attraction in Port Harcourt on Thursday throughout the regional launch of the 2026/2027 college enrolment drive for southern states, organised to encourage group participation in figuring out and enrolling out-of-school children.
Represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Dagogo Wokoma, the governor mentioned entry to high quality and inclusive training was important to sustainable growth and known as on stakeholders to make sure that poverty, social background and different challenges didn’t forestall children from attending college.
He urged taking part states and communities to show their commitments into sensible actions by figuring out susceptible children, partaking mother and father and guardians, and inspiring college enrolment.
On her half, the Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, Aisha Garba, described the variety of out-of-school children as a serious problem dealing with Nigeria’s training sector.
She known as for stronger collaboration amongst governments, communities, mother and father and different stakeholders to make sure that each Nigerian youngster had the chance to obtain an training.
The marketing campaign was organised by the Universal Basic Education Commission, in collaboration with the Rivers State Government to strengthen group involvement and improve college enrolment throughout southern Nigeria for the 2026/2027 tutorial session.
