From Muawuya Bala Idris, Katsina
The Department of Girl Child and Child Development in Katsina State has graduated and empowered 455 girls from the four acquisition skills centres in the state.
The Special Adviser on Girl Child and Child Development, Hajiya Jamila Abdu Mani, disclosed this while speaking at a sensitisation meeting to commemorate the International Day of the Girl Child.
The event was organised by the Institute of Human Virology of Nigeria (IHVN) in collaboration with the Department held at Government Girls Senior Secondary School Katsina.
The Special Adviser, represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Department, Alh Aminu Badaru, also revealed that 500 more girls would be graduating and empowered in December this year.
Jamila added that currently, 800 out-of-school girls are undergoing safe space training in four local government areas in the state, which include Katsina, Batagarawa, Mani and Daura.
The Special Adviser appreciated the unwavering commitment of the State Government under the leadership of Mallam Dikko Umar Radda for his visionary leadership support to the Department towards improving the lives of the children in the State, especially girls.
Earlier speaking, the Programme Manager of the Institute of Human Virology of Nigeria, Alh Ahmed Tijjani, commended the efforts of the state government towards improving the welfare of girls and children in the state.
He called on the stakeholders on the need to commit more funding and investments in infrastructure to support the education of girls child in the state.
In a vote of thanks, the principal of Government Girls Senior Secondary School Katsina, Hajiya Rabi Akko Daura, has expressed her appreciation to the Department and the Institute of Human Virology of Nigeria for choosing the school for the sensitisation to commemorate the International Day of the Girl.
