The Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari
has challenged women and youths in Bauchi State to strive hard to
acquire knowledge so that they can benefit from opportunities that may
come their way.
She stated this at the closing ceremony of the Skills Acquisition and
Empowerment Training Programme initiated and sponsored by her pet
project, Future Assured, which took place on Thursday at the
Multipurpose Indoor Sports Hall, in Bauchi.
According to her, since most things are becoming digitalised, there
is the need for the women and youths to be literate if they must benefit
from various opportunities.
The President’s wife cited herself as an example to encourage women
and children, pointing out to them that it was after her marriage that
she went back to school.
She said:
“You know, when I got
married, I just finished my secondary school education. I didn’t think
my husband will be President again, but I still continued with my
education and this is where God has brought me to today.“I want to call on our people with a strong voice, education has become a compulsory thing that we must acquire.
“We must understand English and know how to speak it so that when any
intervention comes, we will benefit from it. So, please, for God’s
sake, people should continue to go to school even if you will not work
in an office and earn money, but, so that, when opportunities come up
tomorrow, you will not be left out.“So, nobody should relent or give up in going to school to acquire
knowledge. We should keep reading and schooling for the benefit of the
society.”