NAN-H-18
Education
By Amina Ahmed
Misau (Bauchi), March 8, 2017 (NAN) The Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN), Misau Local Government Chapter in Bauchi State, has advised parents to allow their female children to complete secondary education.
The Chairperson of the association, Hajiya Laraba Garba, gave the advice at an interactive session with officials of the local government on Wednesday in Misau.
Garba said that allowing the girl-child to complete secondary education would enable her become useful and to contribute meaningfully to societal development.
She said that the girl-child should be encouraged to train in science-related subjects to be able to study health-related courses in tertiary institutions.
Garba said the need for female children to contribute their quota to the service to humanity, as care-givers, could not be over-emphasised.
“Fathers should please allow their female children to complete secondary education and also be encouraged to study health-related courses.
“We need more women to work in the health sector, since many of our mothers shy away from presenting their health issues before male health experts,’’ she said.
According to her, the association has been sensitising people on this issue since it was established.
Garba said that the association had been holding series of sensitisation programmes on family health, especially on child spacing for mothers, to ensure that women and their babies remain healthy.
“We are not asking people to stop given birth, but we are saying they should space their births so that both mother and child can be healthy.
“Mothers should complete their doses of anti-tetanus and their children’s routine immunisation,’’ she said.
Also speaking, the North East Zonal Coordinator of the association, Hajiya Fatima Muhammed, highlighted the psycho-social activities the association was rendering to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
The Deputy Chairman of the council, Alhaji Yau Zadawa, commended the association for its volunteering service to humanity.
“I am aware that FOMWAN is devoted toward service to humanity, especially in the area of education; their schools are wonderful and performance excellently.
“I implore you to do more to capture more children in the communities into schools,’’ he said.
The Deputy Chief Imam of Misau, Malam Sabo Muhammed, called on all stakeholders to encourage girl-child to achieve her life dreams.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the association has been existing for 31 years, spreading the teaching of Islamic knowledge and other humanitarian services like healthcare and education. (NAN)
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(Edited by Abdulfatah Babatunde/Adeleye Ajayi)