Buhari, APC Mortgaging Future Of Nigerian Children – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to mortgage the future of Nigerian children.
Greeting the Nigerian Children as they join other children across the world to celebrate this year’s International Children’s Day, the party lamented that in Nigeria, the day has become a reminder of the harsh conditions which the Nigerian children have been subjected to in the last six years under President Buhari and the APC.
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The PDP said under the APC, the Nigerian children have suffered the worst form of neglect and have been denied the basic necessities of life, with millions of them rendered homeless and orphaned, without access to education, healthcare and appropriate elements of a happy and productive childhood.
The party, in a statement by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan said, “under President Buhari and the APC, about 10.1 million Nigerian children are reportedly out of school, the highest in sub-Sahara region. This is in addition to over 19 million children languishing in Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camps in various parts of our country, with many more killed or orphaned by terrorists under APC’s watch.
“Under President Buhari, violence against children, child trafficking and other acts that infringe on the rights of the child have escalated to a frightening proportion.
“Moreover, the Buhari-led APC administration have continued to mortgage the future of the Nigerian children with its humongous corruption and reckless foreign borrowings, which is putting a huge yoke on the feeble shoulders of our innocent children.”
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The PDP charged President Buhari to end his administration’s insensitivity to the plight of children by deploying special incentives to boost access to education, healthcare as well as guarantee the security and safety of children especially in crisis areas.
The PDP also urged the National Assembly as well as state legislatives houses to strengthen all child rights and protection legislations and ensure effective implementation in the interest of the children.
