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I heartily greet and felicitate with
all Nigerian children on the occasion of this year’s Children’s Day
celebration.
I seize the opportunity of this
year’s celebration which comes just two days before the first anniversary of
the present Administration, to reassure our children and youth that we remain
fully committed to fulfilling our promise of a better Nigeria for all of our
people. On this happy occasion for our children, I reaffirm my belief that it
is the right of every Nigerian child to have access to quality and affordable
education, as well as healthcare and other basic necessities for a good life,
in a peaceful and secure environment.
The good health and well-being of
Nigerian children remain a top priority on our agenda for national development
and we have demonstrated our strong commitment in this regard with the
allocation of N12.6 billion in the 2016 budget for vaccines and programmes to
prevent childhood killer diseases such as polio, measles and yellow fever.
Other measures in the 2016 budget, such as the school feeding programme for
children at a cost of N93.1 billion, will ensure that more children go to
school and enjoy the fun of learning and growing together with their
peers.
Despite the current economic and
funding challenges facing our dear nation, my administration will continue to
do all within its powers to achieve better living conditions and greater access
to quality healthcare and education for all our youth. It is a thing of joy
that on this year’s Children’s Day, we can also celebrate the safe return of
one of the Chibok girls, Amina Ali Nkeki and many other abducted women and
children who have been freed from the clutches of Boko Haram by our gallant
troops.
I assure all Nigerians and friends of the country, once again, that my
administration will not rest on its oars until the ungodly terrorist sect is
totally eliminated from our country. As peace gradually returns to the
insurgency-ravaged North-Eastern States, the Federal Government will continue
to work diligently to ensure the rapid and full reintegration and
rehabilitation of all internally displaced persons, including orphaned children
in the region.
We will also sustain and strengthen
ongoing actions to protect children more effectively from violence,
child-labour, child-trafficking, forced marriages and other related offences.
In return, I urge you all to imbibe and exhibit in greater measure, the virtues
of hard work, diligence, discipline, honesty, prudence, selflessness and
patriotism which are essential for the actualisation of our vision of a truly
great nation.
The world now looks up to our dear
nation, Nigeria as an exemplary model of democratic ideals after the smooth
transition that brought our Administration to power. You, our children and
youth have a very significant role to play in ensuring that our democratic
institutions of governance are continuously nurtured, improved and strengthened
to underpin national development and prosperity.
Remain assured that under my
leadership, the Federal Government will continue to do its best to prepare and
equip you to show the world that with its brilliant, resourceful and resilient
people, Nigeria is a country of incredible potential and opportunity.
I wish
you all a Happy Children’s Day celebration.
Muhammadu Buhari
President Federal
Republic of Nigeria
May 27, 2016
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