He made the appeal at a ceremony tagged: “Late Ma’aji Is’haq’s Award of Excellence Presentation” held at Alhudahuda College, Zaria, Kaduna State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ceremony, organised by the descendants of late Ma’aji Is’haq to honour some meritorious sons and daughters of the clan who distinguished themselves in different fields of life. Sa’idu, who was represented by Dr Shehu Na-Allah Sa’idu, said the call became imperative in view of the importance of education to women. He said: “When you educate a man you only succeeded in educating a person but when you educate a woman you actually educate a nation. NAN also reports that six people were honoured at the occasion, including; Amina Sulaiman Abdullahi, A’isha Isma’il Is’haq, Dr Halima Sidi Bamalli, Safiya Bashir Is’haq, Abdullahi Ja’afaru Is’haq, Khadija Liman Hamza and Bello Abubakar Usman.

Source: The Guardian January 06, 2020 07:07 UTC