President Buhari explained why we still have ‘out-of-school children’ known as ‘Almajiris’ in the North.
President Buhari has explained why the country is still experiencing
the problem of out-of-school children, known as Almajiri in the North.
During a town hall session tonight in Abuja, the President said
the state and local governments have not been fulfilling their own part
of the bargain.
“Federal Government gives money to state and local governments and
they’re the ones who can take care of the Almajiri issue, but because
they didn’t do their job, that’s why we still have the issue of
Almajiris”the President said.
Reports however indicate that more than N67bn earmarked by the
Federal Government between 2005 and 2017 for the Universal Basic
Education scheme has yet to be accessed.