Bauchi Governors’ wife starts creates Clubs in schools

Wife of Bauchi State Governor, Hajiya Hadiza Mohammed Abubakar has established Peace Clubs in Secondary Schools to foster peaceful coexistence among students and the entire state.

The establishment of the Peace Clubs in Bauchi State’s secondary schools is an initiative of her Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Bauchi State Sustainable Women Economic Empowerment Program (B-SWEEP).

She said at the launch that the Peace Clubs establishment will soon be extended to tertiary institutions across the state to ensure peaceful coexistence in institutions of higher learning and communities.

Hajiya Hadiza added that the initiative is also aimed at promoting the potentials of peaceful relationships and stopping likelihood of conflicts that affects young people and pollute their minds.

“It is a known fact that Bauchi state has experienced some conflicts in the past which has negatively affected our socioeconomic advancement, consequently there is the need to constantly remind ourselves that it is imperative for a peaceful coexistence,” she said.

She further explained that, B-SWEEP intends to conduct trainings for education and peace formations for students of higher institutions of learning, aimed at imbibing the culture of peaceful coexistence among youth.

In his address, chairman of the occasion, Bauchi State Commissioner of Justice, Barr. Ibrahim Yakubu urged various Peace Ambassadors in the state to contribute with projects and initiatives to sustain the peace clubs established in secondary schools across the state by wife of the Governor.

The commissioner reiterated that when the clubs are kept busy with activities, they would be sustained to help in inculcating culture of peace in the minds of the students.

He advised the students who are peace ambassadors in their schools to conduct themselves peacefully where ever they may find themselves and love one another for the future of the younger ones.