The school pupils and secondary school students, who arrived the Senate at 9 am and took a tour of the Senate Chambers, were later received by Saraki in his office who read to them from a story book titled: “Ngozi Comes To Town” written by Fatima Akilu and published by Cassava Republic.
The Senate President admonished the children to read and take their studies serious so as to grow to become great leaders. He also presented packs of gifts, consisting reading materials to the children.
After the reading session, the Senate President and other Senators including the Chairman, Senate Committee on Women Affairs, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs
, Senator Monsurat Summonu, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Tertiary Education and TETFUND, Senator Binta Garba Masi and the Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, held another session for secondary school students drawn from Shining Star College, Abuja and Government Secondary School (GSS) Jabi, Abuja.
At the session with the students, Saraki presented them each with a “Children’s Handbook on Nigerian 1999 Constitution” and advised them to read it as a preparation towards playing important roles in the society in future.
Saraki had earlier on Thursday held an interactive session with students from various secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja as part of activities to mark this year’s Children’s Day, where he called for the strict implementation of the Child’s Right Act to guarantee security and safety for the Nigerian child.
He noted that the theme for the 2016 Children’s Day which borders on protecting children against violence and early marriage are issues that are very dear to the Senate.
The Senate President said the Senate would henceforth ensure through its relevant committees that those found to have infringed upon the rights of children are made to face the law and appropriate sanctions meted out to them.
“I want to first of all reassure you that we believe the future belongs to the children and there is no society that can flourish if the future is not better than the present and for the future of Nigeria to be better than the present, we want all our children to have a greater future and that is our own responsibility,” he said.
On the implementation of the Child’s Rights Act, Saraki said: “We are going to engage with legislators from the different states to see how those who have passed the Child’s Rights Act can begin to implement them and to make those in the remaining 12 states who have not passed it to understand the need for them to pass it.
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