President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday at the State House celebrated with Nigerian Children to mark the 2021 Children’s Day.
To entertain them, the Presidency joined the rest of the world in celebrating the 2021 Children’s Day, themed “Unite To Reverse The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic On Children,” with a giant card, a cake, lots of flags and fun.
“Happy Children’s Day to all Nigerian children. President @MBuhari spent this morning with a group of visiting children, at the State House. A giant Card, a Cake and lots of flags and fun! #HappyChildrensDay #ChildrensDay2021,” the Presidency tweeted, sharing pictures of the happy kids with the President.
The event is an international holiday and celebration which is widely known to hold every 27th of May.
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However, the date varies among different countries – 10 of June in Haiti, 11th January in Tunisia, 2nd Saturday of January in Thailand, Third Sunday of August in Argentina and Peru.
The event was first celebrated in Nigeria in 1964, 4 years after independence.
On this day, pre-coronavirus era, children were usually given a relatively free rein and it is considered a public holiday.
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