The First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari has issued a message to children in celebration of this year’s Children’s Day.
Aisha Buhari stated that this year’s event is very special because it is the first time be celebrated indoors due to COVID-19.
She also revealed the theme for this year’s celebration to be “Promoting Girl Child Education”.
She wrote: “I congratulate Nigerian children on the occasion of the 2020 International Children’s Day. This year’s event is special because it is the first to be celebrated indoors due to the COVID19 pandemic.
“The theme for this year is Promoting Girl-child Education for Sustainable Development. It tells us that despite the present challenge, we cannot rest on our oars, we must ensure that girl-child education is sustained in terms of quality and scale.
“To our children, please enjoy your day while observing the protocol of COVID-19. As we pray for the reopening of schools soon, make use of the stay at home by taking to your online studies seriously. God bless you all”.
