Children’s day: Obiano’s wife calls for improved welfare of children

THE Wife of the Anambra State Governor and founder of Caring Family Enhancement Initiative (CAFE), Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano has
called for utmost care and a keen interest in the upbringing of children.

Congratulating the young ones on this year’s Children’s Day celebration, Chief Mrs Obiano noted that children are the future of the nation and need to be groomed with utmost care and protected by everyone.

A statement signed on her behalf by her Chief Media Officer, Mr Emeka Ozumba, noted that the theme for this year’s celebration: ‘Creating
Safe Spaces for Children’ is very apt and could not have been chosen at a better time than now that the nation is plagued by uncertain future which threatens the country’s stability.

The statement calls to all and sundry to show them love by creating safe and conducive spaces where the children can learn the truth, imbibe the fear of God and manifest it always.

According to the statement, Chief Mrs Obiano commends the efforts of government aimed at providing safety cushions for children through
child-friendly policies that have been domesticated in Anambra State, assuring that her NGO, CAFE will remain steadfast in its support of
government’s initiatives and sustenance of advocacy for good maternal and child healthcare while pressing for other safety-nets for the well-being of the children in homes across the state.

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The statement urges parents not to be deterred by daily challenges, but strive to shield the children from the vagaries of life by ensuring that the home-front becomes a haven of peace, advising the children to remain focused in their studies and learning good conducts at home and in the society.