Mrs Akeredolu made the call in a statement by her Senior Special Assistant on Media, Oluwatobi Fademi, to commemorate Children’s Day on Thursday in Akure.
According to her, it is a momentous day to celebrate the children and make them feel loved, especially after a challenging year with the corinavirus pandemic.
“Even with the global economic challenges, rampant insecurity and inequalities due to the pandemic, no child’s right to life, education, parental care, survival, development, health services and dignity should be denied.
“The children are essential in national development as statistic shows that 40.9 per cent of the Nigerian populace are below age 14.
“So they are vital, and they must be protected and giving all necessary solid foundation as they determine the future of the country,” she said.
She said that educating children was the best way to prepare them for leadership roles and help them to cope with life challenges.
She said that quality education was an important tool for children to take the future with confidence.
“There is no gainsaying that children are the future of the nation.
” Without raising them to be responsible, hardworking and putting them on the path of proper education, the nation’s hope of building a productive and responsible leadership cannot be achieve,” she said.