The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has advocated for the use of Islamic and western education to end Almajiris phenomenon in the North.
He made the call at the weekend at the closing of a two-day workshop for the modernisation of the Almajiri- Nizamiyya Education system in Sokoto State.
Abubakar said the sultanate council and others must unite for the success of the initiative aimed at ending street begging in the state and northern Nigeria.
“Parents must be sensitised against allowing their children to resort to begging. We were not encouraged to beg in any guise but to strictly seek knowledge,” he said.
Abubakar said all hands must be on deck to deepen awareness and sustain the call against the begging culture.
Appreciating the efforts of the Federal Government towards ensuring an egalitarian society, the royal father called on the government to put more effort towards sustaining adequate funding of education of Nigerians through supporting efforts of state governments and relevant agencies.
Governor Aminu Tambuwal described the workshop as an indication of a success-driven project. He said his administration was committed to educational standard, excellence as well as development.
“Our resilience for the initiative is not just to adopt it but ensure a sustained and workable plan for acceptable solutions that would last the expectations of the drivers. I wish to appreciate the UNICEF intervention programme in the state education sub-sector, especially towards actualising the model and for this reason. The state government will come up with a standing committee under the leadership of Malam Lawal Maidoki for the realisation of the desired success of the programme transformation process,” Tambuwal said.
