International day of the girl child, 2023.
International day of the girl child, 2023
By Lucky A. Omonua
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As the world marks another International Day of the Girl Child, with the theme: “Invest in Girls’ Rights: Our Leadership, Our Well-being” captures the whole essence of giving the girl child adequate and maximum support from toddler to adulthood.
The girl child in this era needs to be better placed and also have a say when it comes to contributing positively to the development of the nation and the society at large.
No wonder the saying “train a girl child, you train a nation” is true and has been attested to by the likes of Dr Oby Ezekwesili, former minister in the former president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, and also the current Director-general of the World Trade Organization, and Nigeria’s former minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (GCON) are flying the flag of Nigeria both locally and also at the International scene.
This is wishing all girl child all over the world – Happy International Day of the Girl Child.