Mrs Ambode warns parents against child abuse

Bolanle Ambode 

The partner of the Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has warned folks and guardians against exploitation their kids and wards as hawkers, adding that such constitutes abuse.


Bolanle, WHO spoke at the inauguration of Associate in Nursing initiative – Project Bright Steps – to distribute shoes and socks to a hundred seventy five,000 public elementary school pupils in city State by her foundation, Hope for ladies in Nigeria Initiative (HOFOWEM), aforementioned folks ought to send their kids to high school instead of use them for kid labour.

She aforementioned the choice to distribute shoes and socks to pupils was one amongst the ways that to inspire them, boost their vanity and facilitate them to understand their self-worth.

She same aside the positive impact the initiative would wear the education of the pupils, it might conjointly encourage native production of shoes, and consequently boost the economy.

“It is demoralizing to grasp that majority of pupils publicly primary faculties lacked shoes and socks to wear to high school. The intervention of HOFOWEM is aimed toward addressing such heart-breaking development.

“Walking while not shoes has resulted in several kids obtaining sick and losing their toes to microorganism infections and alternative critical diseases. it's essential for these kids to wear shoes. carrying shoes isn't a luxury, however a necessity,” Bolanle same.

She additional that HOFOWEM was supported to the touch lives.

She additional that the will to alter lives had accounted for alternative initiatives for over 230 pregnant ladies WHO got baby necessities and lectured on healthy life style, moreover because the current scholarship theme aimed toward funding some bright students publicly secondary faculties within the state.

The state Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, same he was happy that his partner had taken it upon herself to empower pupils of public primary faculties, adding that it absolutely was in line with the vision of the regime to form education accessible to all or any.

Akinwunmi, WHO was described by the Deputy Governor, Dr Oluranti Adebule, same his administration recently earmarked N10bn for the upgrade of infrastructure publicly faculties, career on alternative unselfish people and organisations to require a cue from HOFOWEM since the govt. couldn't mate alone.

The Chief officer of HOFOWEM, Ms. Oyefunke Adeleke, same the foundation’s main goal was to remodel lives, adding that the distribution of shoes and socks was one among the ways in which to form a distinction.