By Babatunde Solanke
The Vice President Kashim Shettima has, on Wednesday, stated that the Federal Government under the administration of President Bola Tinubu remained committed to issues of girl-child education and gender empowerment and will promote same in the policies and programmes.
Shettima stated this while receiving a delegation from the United Nations led by the UN Deputy Secretary-General (UNDSG) and Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group, Mrs Amina Mohammed at the Presidential Villa.
Mohammed was accompanied on the visit by the Co-Founder Malala Fund, Ms. Malala Yousafzai and other officials.
Shettima reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to issues of education and empowerment of women, noting that “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is fully and unequivocally committed to the girl-child education and gender empowerment initiatives.”
“The SDGs goals 4 and 5 will be vigorously pursued by the present administration. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a passionate and committed advocate of girl-child education,” he said, according to a statement by the Director Information in the VP office, Olusola Abiola.
“He believes in the empowerment of our women. He believes that the prosperity, the respect of every society is directly proportional to the way they treat their women folk.”
The Vice President commended the UNDSG and the Co-founder of Malala Fund for their efforts in promoting girl-child education among other initiatives.
“Amina Mohammed stands today as a symbol of hope for the African woman for her resilience, commitment and disposition and most importantly in her integrity. She is an oasis of hope in an unending ocean of poverty and depravity, while Malala as an icon of hope and change in a despairing world,” Shettima noted.
He assured the Malala Fund of the Federal Government’s partnership with the organisation for the greater good of Nigeria.