Governor Siminalayi Fubara made the enchantment in Port Harcourt on Thursday in the course of the regional launch of the 2026/2027 college enrolment drive for southern states, organised to encourage neighborhood 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 schooling was important to sustainable improvement 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 weak children, partaking dad and mom 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 significant problem going through Nigeria’s schooling sector.
She known as for stronger collaboration amongst governments, communities, dad and mom and different stakeholders to make sure that each Nigerian baby had the chance to obtain an schooling.
The marketing campaign was organised by the Universal Basic Education Commission, in collaboration with the Rivers State Government to strengthen neighborhood involvement and improve college enrolment throughout southern Nigeria for the 2026/2027 tutorial session.
