—distributes exercise books, other items to pupils of St. Luke1 primary school Lokoja to celebrate Children’s day
Kogiflame
The founder and Managing Director of Lift Up Care Foundation, (LUCAF), Dr. (Mrs.) Lami Onayi Ahmed, has called on government at all levels and stakeholders in the education sector to work in synergy to salvage Basic education in the country by returning it to it’s glorious old days.
Mrs Ahmed who was speaking at the St. Luke1 Model Primary School in Lokoja to educate the children on the need to keep proper hygiene, noted that government must pay special attention to the learning of the children at that level to guarantee a solid foundation and a better future for the society.
While noting that the visit to the school was part of the activities the group has lined up to commemorate the 2025 children’s day celebration, she called on the children to pay attention to their learning and obey the school rules and regulations, saying that, it’s the only way of becoming better citizens.
“The basic education is the foundation of learning. If we get it wrong at that level, everything will be wrong. I therefore call on the governments both at the national, state local and all stakeholders in the sector to come together to salvage Basic education in the country. When a foundation is bad everything will equally be bad. You can’t build anything on it. So we must get the foundation right first before building on it.
“Yes, I agree that there is serious decadence at that level of education. But we must all come together to ensure quality education for the children at that level. We can return it to it’s glorious old days. And I’m confident that it’s achievable.
“Today we have decided to take the children’s day celebration to the children in their school. The idea is to let them know that someone cares for them, who is interested in their wellbeing. To let them know that they are our future and needed to be nurtured.
“We are also here to implement one of our thematic area as an organization, which is health. We have discussed with them the principle of WASH programme, Which is Water Sanitation and Health. We came here to remind them of the importance of staying healthy. We have told them how to maintain proper hygiene.
“They have been taught how to stay clean and avoid those diseases that are preventable. There is this saying that where there’s a will there will always be a way. If I may ask you, who is the government. Government is all of us. We must therefore, all work together to ensure a better future for our children. My advise to us is that if we cannot change the whole world, start with one person.
“I encourage all of us that the little we have, we should invest in those children, because they are the future of the society. life is about impact and creating value. Each time I look at the children, there is this positive feeling that radiates in my mind. This shows that there is still hope for our society. But how the future is going to be is in our hands. The parents, the teachers the government, politicians and the rest of us. We must all work to make the world better. I also encourage the children to open their hearts and be receptive to the knowledge being impacted in them.
Speaking also, the head teacher of St. Luke1 Primary School Lokoja, Hajia Kulu Ibrahim appreciated Lift Care Foundation, (LUCAF) for the gesture, saying that the lesson will greatly influence the conduct and behaviour of the children going forward.
“The impact of the lesson learnt is that the children now know the importance of cleaniness, how to brush their teeths and Wash their hands. Some of the children here are orphans who cannot afford ordinary brush to brush their teeths, but now they are getting it free of charge from the organization. It will certainly improve their wellbeing.
She commended the Kogi State Government for improving the standard of learning in the school through infrastructure, teachers welfare which she said serves as multivation for them.
“I must commend the government of Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo. He has improve infrastructure in the school, he has also paid serious attention to our welfare as teachers and the wellbeing of our children. I’m calling on others to emulate LUCAF to render help to the children. They now know that there is someone out there who cared for them and have come to celebrate with them.
Speaking on behalf of the children a pupil in the school, Adamu Gift, thanked the group for extending the gesture to them and promised to put to use what they have learnt.
