Children’s Day: Edo First Lady Urges Parents To Retain Positive Lessons Of COVID-19
As Nigeria marks Children’s Day today, Wife of the Governor of Edo State Her Excellency Betsy Obaseki is urging parents to sustain and retain some of the positive habits they have imbibed as a result of the Covid19 pandemic.
The Edo State First Lady who made the call in a statement released to mark the Children’s Day celebration in Edo State said “during this pandemic and the subsequent lockdown parents have had more time to be with their children leading to a closer bond between us parents and our wards.
“Families holed up together achieved greater understanding and togetherness this period”.
“As the economy is opening up and we are gradually winning this war against the Covid19 pandemic, these positive lessons and habits which the Covid19 pandemic has forced on us namely; spending more time with our children and family members, hand washing and general cleanliness, should not be dispensed with.
The Edo State First lady also decried the sharp increase in gender based violence during the lock down reaffirming her resolve to do all within her power to stem the tide.
She said “we also observed that there was increase in gender based violence during the pandemic of which children are the primary victim. For this reason, in my capacity as the First Lady of Edo State I have been involved and supporting initiatives that directly and indirectly address some of the root causes of these criminal activities with a view to curbing the menace.
“I however reaffirm my unflinching resolve in my supportive capacity to do all within my power towards ensuring that the Edo child gets the best that this government has to offer”.
