FG to extend Almajiri programme to South
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The Federal Government is planning to extend the Almajiri education programme aimed at mopping 9.5 million children from the streets in the north to other parts of the country as a national programme. This is even as it signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the 36 state governments tomorrow on the establishment of intervention schools in the various states, aimed at getting children off the streets.
Vice President Namadi Sambo disclosed the plan of government at a review meeting of the programme held in his conference room at the Presidential Villa Abuja. In an address to open the meeting, Sambo harped on the need for monitoring and evaluation so that a review would reveal areas to fine-tune for effectiveness and efficiency of the programme to ensure success.
So far, Universal Basic Education Board has spent N50 million on Model one and N185 million on Model 2 Almajiri schools while the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) spent N240 million on Boarding and N80 million on Day schools bringing their total to N555 million. Sambo said the Federal Government has resolved to extend the intervention programme to other states. Consequently, a Forum has been scheduled with the state governors and traditional rulers on Friday to comprehensively look at the Almajiri programme after which the MOU will be signed, transferring the schools to the state governments.
“It has been recognised that there are several other children out there, throughout the country, who are indigent and cannot afford basic formal education.“That is why government has risen to the occasion to tackle the challenges posed by this growing phenomenon. Accordingly meeting with State Governors and traditional rulers has been convened as a Forum to consider and agree on ways of extending the programmes to cater for similar in all parts of the country”, Sambo said.wp_posts
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