Nigeria @63: Rotary club Advocates Basic Education To Children, Donates Educational Materials To Schools In FCT.

By Otobong Gabriel, Abuja

As Nigeria is celebrating her 63rd birthday, the Rotary club of Abuja Asokoro Diamond over the weekend advocated greater access to quality  basic education in Nigeria and donated educational materials to schools in fulfilment of her promises during investiture.

The President of the club, Rtn Shola  Ayanronke Adeleke said there's need for Nigeria to create a strong and inclusive education system that empowers its citizens and contributes to the nation’s overall development and prosperity.

Speaking while donating educational materials to Better Base Foundation, the only school  in the remotest part of Jiwa- Gwalada community with not fewer than 83 pupils, a gesture replicated in Asokoro Junior Secondary school,  Abuja Municipal Area council, the club identified funding as critical factor in the transformation of education at the basic level.

Adeleke said even though the club has been doing a lots to ameliorate the suffering of the people and give hope  to hopeless communities in the areas of basic health care and basic education and literacy amongst others,  there's need for government, others to reach out to the remote communities, make basic education accessible.

She said "in the spirit of our independence day celebration, there's need for government, individuals, corporate organizations, NGOs to be intentional about making basic education accessible to every citizens irrespective of our culture, religion and geographical environments if we must grow as a developed nation, because there can't be a developed nation without a developed minds or people".

Earlier the President said the Rotary club of Abuja Asokoro Diamond had organized 3rd Dose Hepatitis vaccination in the Jiwa-Gwalada community of which about 35 community members were vaccinated.

Appreciating the club, the pioneer school teacher of Better Base Foundation, Jiwa-Gwalada,  Mr. Samuel Nuhu Ambi thanked the club for taking the pain to come down to the remotest part of the community to help them in providing educational materials for the pupils, saying this will go a long way to motivate the children and also ease their stress and make learning a beat easier for them, even though they need a lots of help.

Speaking also, the women leader, Jiwa-Gwalada community, Mrs Zuwala Saleh thanked the club for identifying with them in their challenge and coming to do the little they could to assist and prayed God to bless them while soliciting for more assistant especially in the area of basic education of their children.