The Kwara house of assembly has sought the integration of out-of-school children in the state into formal education.
On Tuesday, Abdullahi Danbaba, a lawmaker representing the Kaiama, Kemanji, and Wajibe LGAs at the state house, moved a motion seeking to address the rate of out-of-school children in the state.
He said recent data show that approximately 200,000 children are out of school in Kwara, a situation he said is now at a “crisis level”. He urged Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, the state governor, to ensure the effective implementation of the existing government’s initiatives on education.He also urged the governor to direct the ministry of education/human capital development and SUBEB to partner with education stakeholders, NGOs, and local communities to achieve the objective.
“This is in a bid to implement initiatives aimed at integrating the out-of-school children into the formal education system,” he said.to be out of school, 10.2 million at primary and 8.1 million at junior secondary level.that 22 percent of Kwara’s child population aged between six to 15 years are out of school.
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