…pledges to tackle out-of-school children
By Umar Akilu Majeri, Dutse
The Speaker of the Jigawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Haruna Aliyu Dangyatun, has stressed the importance of girl-child education as the foundation for a meaningful and developed country.
This is as the Speaker pledged the commitment of the state legislature to address the high number of out-of-school children, particularly girls during the celebration of International Day of the Girl Child at the State House of Assembly complex in Dutse.
The Speaker received female students from several secondary institutions, including Capital Schools and Dutse Model Secondary School. While briefing journalists shortly after the engagement, he emphasized the vital role of education in creating a prosperous state.
He called on community leaders, religious leaders, parents, and guardians across Jigawa to actively support the state-wide enrollment campaign, which is crucial for producing future leaders.
“We want to show the world that we have children, and we want to make sure that we make life easy for our children,” the Speaker stated.
The Speaker highlighted a previous commitment, noting, “We promised in our discussion with UNICEF in Kaduna to bring back all the children out of school back to school in Jigawa, and we did it.”
He also reaffirmed the state’s continuous effort to sustain this progress.
Hon.Dangyatun further explained that the State Assembly has directed its Committee on Education and Health to facilitate the children’s request for establishing a dedicated children’s centre in each of the 27 Local Government Areas of the state.
The Speaker commended the administration of Governor Umar Namadi Danmodi for its commitment to the education sector, specifically noting the employment of over 3,000 J-Teach teachers to serve in primary and junior secondary schools.
He pointed out the state government’s financial commitment, which saw the education budget increase from 22 per cent last year to over 26 per cent this year.