Children’s Day: Kwara market leader calls on parents to stop children from hawking
Children’s Day: Kwara market leader calls on parents to stop children from hawking
Parents
By Mujidat Oyewole
Ilorin, May 27, 2019 (NAN) Alhaja Nike Lambe, General Market women Leader, Kwara State, has called on parents to stop sending under aged children to hawk on the street.
The market leader made the call on Monday in Ilorin, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) saying that the act is wrong and dangerous.
Lambe said that most of the children who sell on the streets were exposed to various forms of abuse, which could affect their lives completely.
“Mothers especially, let us take care of our children, and be mindful of where we send them.
“We see a lot of things in the market daily, some parents neglect their children all in the name of business, which is very wrong.
“We market women are against children hawking, and on many occasions, I have stopped children who sell on the streets, and warned their parents to stop the act.
“A lot of children have been abused in different ways and manner through hawking, and the stigma remains in the family for life, especially those that contacted diseases in the process,” she said.
The market leader said that children should be enrolled in schools to learn, and after which, they should stay at home and study or learn some skills, to keep them busy and also help them have knowledge of business.
“Parents should take care of their children and warn to desist from associating with bad friends.
“There are some cases where some children are found by the road side, not knowing their destination, while some children get involved in cultism, and end up being killed.
“Parents should take care of their children, so that they will be able to benefit from their success in future because any parent who refuses to train the child, will end up regretting in future,” she said.
Lambe advised all children to live a good and responsible life, saying that they were the leaders and parents of tomorrow. (NAN)
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Edited by Ifeyinwa Omowole