GIRLS’ EDUCATION: Sultan, Gov Bago, Etsu Nupe, Sarkin Argungu, others converge on Minna for talks
By OUR REPORTER, Minna
In a bid to dwell on significance of girls education as a core purpose for the establishment of Sultan Foundation, Government leaders, traditional rulers and heads of religious missions from length and breadth of Nigeria converged on Minna, Niger State, North Central of the country on Tuesday for talks.
The event, called Traditional and Religious Conference on Significance of Girls Education in North Central Geopolitical Zone and coordinated by the Emir of Argungu Alhaji Samaila Muhammad Mera on behalf of Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development, had the Sultan of Sokoto and Leader of the Muslim Ummah of Nigeria, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, Governor of Niger State Alhaji Umar Bago, Etsu Nupe and Chairman Niger State Traditional Rulers Council, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, other traditional rulers from the North Central and other geopolitical zones and religious leaders in attendance.
The leaders, sitting at the instance of Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development established as one of the pet projects of Sultan of Sokoto since ascending to the Usmaniyyah Throne of Sokoto Caliphate on November 2, 2006, looked at the Girl Child education in Northern Nigeria as a critical issue.
They also considered that with many factors contributing to her lack of access to education and opportunities such as early marriage and misinterpreted or misapplied religious beliefs.
These, The DEFENDER reports, are some of the factors militating against girls education that the Minna conference aimed to address in order to increase their enrollment.
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