The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa; Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana and Founder of IA-Foundation, Mrs Ibironke Adeagbo have solicited support for out-of-school children in Nigeria.
They spoke at the Non-Governmental Organisation, IA-Foundation’s Annual Charity Event 2024 Lagos, themed: Panacea to a Menace, held on saturday in Lagos.
The NIDCOM Boss appealed to Nigerians in Diaspora to follow suit on what the IA-Foundation’s founder is doing for the betterment of the country.
She said the theme of the event is very apt and timing, highly auspicious as all hands must be on deck to proffer solution to the myraid of problems confronting the country.
According to her, This Initiative is highly commedable and should be supported as a means of complementing government efforts aimed at addressing this problem and ensuring that out-of-school children have access to quality education.
She explained that the Foundation’s position is highly impressive and a very important mission in nation building as it helps in bridging the gap and meeting the educational needs of out of school children in the country.
“The theme of the event is very apt and timing, highly auspicious as all hands must be on deck to proffer solution to the myraid of problems confronting the country.
“This Initiative is highly commedable and should be supported as a means of complementing government efforts aimed at addressing this problem and ensuring that out-of-school children have access to quality education.
“The Foundation’s position is highly impressive and a very important mission in nation building as it helps in bridging the gap and meeting the educational needs of out of school children in the country.” She said
Speaking also, Femi Falana stated that every Nigerian in Diaspora can contribute to the development of this country because the government cannot do it alone. Falana noted that Nigeria has the highest number of out of school children in the world today despite huge resources.
He, therefore, commended her initiative, assuring of total support to the initiative. In her remarks, The Founder of IA-Foundation, Mrs Ibironke Adeagbo emphasized the need to take remedial actions as the situation escalates to a dangerous position.
Ibironke also said there is need to plan and design solutions based on collaboration, create strategies, have accurate data, noting that this led to the launching of IA-Ap.
According to her, the Foundation pursues an ideology where they give opportunity to all especially those under depriving circumstances to benefit from the potential transforming power of education.
“The situation is escalating to a dangerous position, we need to begin remedial actions.
“We need to plan and design solutions, based on collaboration.
We need to create strategies, have accurate data; Hence, the launching of IA-App.
“We pursue an ideology where we give opportunity to all especially those under depriving circumstances to benefit from the potential transforming power of education.
“It is the inclusive nature of this aspiration that makes it so worthy, yet also so challenging.” She said
By Kayode Ajiboye-Independent
