Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111 has pledged his commitment to fostering a responsive synergy with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and other development partners in a bid to enable girl child education.
The Sultan who spoke in Sokoto when he received a delegation of top UNICEF officials from across Abuja, Kano and Sokoto on a courtesy call said the girl child education programme initiative was relevant to societal development.
Abubakar disclosed that a summit tagged “Keeping the Girls in School” would soon be held in order to deepen the initiative for the education of the girl child.
He described the development partners as key stakeholders in shaping and making the society a beneficial place for all while saying “our doors are open and always ready to receive you, people, for your roles.”
The Deputy Representative of UNICEF Nigeria, Ms Rushnan Murtaza, and Dr Aboubacar Kampo, the Director, Health Section, UNICEF Headquarters, New York, acknowledged all efforts, support and contributions of the Sultan towards all initiatives piloted by development partners.
“We appreciate because it has greatly assisted in our years of programmes in Nigeria and Sokoto, especially,” he said.
