Children’s Day: AbdulRazaq Pledges Increased Education, Healthcare Investments

Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday expressed the commitment of the state government to continue investing in quality education, basic healthcare and implement policies that will make the world a better place for the children.

Governor AbdulRazaq made the commitment in a statement he personally signed on the commemoration of the 2025 Children’s Day celebration.

“As we commemorate the Children’s Day across Nigeria today, I recommit myself to everything that gives the Kwara child a head-start in life.

“Every child deserves to live and prosper in dignity — and this depends on all of us that they look up to. As a government, we continue to invest in quality basic education and basic healthcare, while implementing policies that make the world a better place for them.

“This is reflected in our commitments to basic education, child and maternal healthcare, anti-hawking stand, six-month paid maternal leave, child-protection laws, and other consistent efforts to give them an environment to compete in the digital age,” the governor said.

Governor AbdulRazaq also stressed that his administration aligned with the theme of 2025 celebration: ‘Stand up, speak up: building a bullying-free generation’.

“Our premium KwaraLEARN gives us an unfettered access to classrooms in every corner of the state. Similarly, we have since enacted the Violence Against Persons Law to protect every Kwaran, including children, from any form of violence.

“Our school children now have direct access to the highest level of education authorities in the state to ensure that their interests are protected.

“While children-specific challenges continue to get our attention, I’m proud at the policy outcomes being recorded in the education sector as our empowered children lead their peers nationwide. Equally exciting is our standing nationwide in under-five mortality rate, which is now the lowest.

“As our multi-pronged approaches to children’s welfare show, including the KwaraLEARN and education trust fund that we have recently established, I invite a