Some members of Jigawa State House of Assembly, with support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), have enrolled children in schools in their respective constituencies.
These efforts are part of the commitments by the 30 members of the State Assembly to reduce the high number of out-of-school children in the 27 Local Government Areas of the state by 90 per cent by 2030 with a view to meeting the target of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The measures tally with the vision of the state government. Through the purposeful inspiration of Governor Umar Namadi, the Jigawa State House of Assembly had in September passed a bill for the creation of a Tsangaya Education Board to address the menace of out-of-school children in the state. The executive bill forwarded by the Governor Namadi aims to integrate Tsangaya (Almajiri) schools into the mainstream educational system.
A member representing Gumel constituency and the Deputy Speaker of the state’s House of…