By Fatima Zahra Muhammad
ASHENEWS reports that the federal government says it is planning to revive the National Commission for Adults and Almajiris Education.
The Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Kebbi State Deputy Governor, Umar Abubakar in Birnin Kebbii on Friday.
This, he said is to make sure out-of-school children including Almajiris were given quality education with skills acquisition for a better society.
The minister said that the federal government has pledged to enroll over 10 million out-of-school children through the revival of the commission.
The minister who lauded the giant strides on infrastructures and other development projects carried out by the state government also condoled with the people and government of Kebbi State over the death of famous Islamic scholar, Late Abubakar Giro Argungu who died recently after a brief illness.
On his part, the deputy governor congratulated the minister for his well-deserved appointment as Minister by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“As I know your capacity, I believe you will deliver well as the Minister of State for Education,” he said.
Abubakar lauded the federal government’s initiative to bring back out-of-school children and the Almajiris education program.
He recalled the effort he made to introduce the Child Destitution Eradication Bill during his tenure in the Senate, which proposed the establishment of the Almajiri system with the Western Education and Vocational Program which was later signed into law.
