Kennedy was responding to reports credited to her where she purportedly proposed that Nigeria model China in the involvement of schoolchildren to produce commodities like toothpicks on Fridays.
The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy, has denied advocating child labour in her proposition of local toothpick production, saying her position has always been about empowering schoolgirls., was responding to reports credited to her where she purportedly proposed that Nigeria model China in the involvement of schoolchildren to produce commodities like toothpicks on Fridays.
Kennedy reiterated her commitment to providing vocational training opportunities for children, emphasising that she never suggested using children for toothpick production.“I never said the children should produce toothpicks. I said I want to put vocational machines in schools where these children will learn skills,” she said.
The lawyer also cited an example of a school, where similar vocational centres have successfully taught various skills, including plumbing and furniture production. “This school I went personally to visit has a lot of acquisition centres, they have for plumbers, they have for people that produce chairs these children go there and a lot of girls are planning to be plumbers in the future,” she said.Meanwhile, the minister has reacted to the tragic events resulting in the death of an Abuja resident, Greatness Olorunfemi.
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