Gombe enrols 150,000 Almajirai, decries out-of-school children’s number
No fewer that 150,000 Almajirai have been enrolled in the 676 non-formal learning centres in the last two years in Gombe state.
Governor Muhammadu Yahaya said this at a stakeholders’ engagement organized by Better Education Delivery for All on Thursday, adding that the number of out-of-school children was alarming.
Yahaya said the establishment of non-formal learning centres through BESDA, had reduced the number of children involved in begging, stressing that the centres were aimed at introducing modern education into the Tsangava curriculum, so that children would benefit from both educational systems.
Yahaya said, “We are here today to discuss better ways of improving the Tsangava education system in our dear state. many Muslim countries like Morocco, Sudan and Indonesia have done very well in upgrading the Tsangava system and making it fit into the requirements of our time.
“The Tsangava Education Programme is one of the initiatives of the Federal Government to address the problems of out-of-school children with the objectives of providing access to basic education for all school age children.
“Upon assuming office in 2019, our administration declared a state of emergency in the education sector. BESDA has so far succeeded in mopping up over 150,000 Almajirai in Gombe State through the establishment of about 676 non-formal learning centres across the state over the last two years”.
