Mr Abubakar, at an interactive session with stakeholders at Garin Barka Primary School in Gumel, distributed free uniforms, school bags, and stipends to about 1,800 children he identified and enrolled in schools.
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A member representing Gumel constituency and the Deputy Speaker of the state’s House of Assembly, Sani Isyaku Abubakar, told reporters on Sunday in Gumel that all his colleagues have identified huge numbers of out-of-school children in their respective local government areas and were making deliberate efforts to design programmes and policies to address them.
Also, a member representing Hadejia, Abubakar Jallo, in a similar event in Hadejia, said he is glad that his constituency is among the council areas with the least number of out-of-school children, holding about 2,200 of them.He said all the children had been identified and enrolled back in school, and support had been given to ensure their continued attendance.
Mr Banda identified various categories of out-of-school children in the state in which officials are working to address. The categories include children who never enrolled in school and those who enrolled in school but at one time dropped out of school. Mr Banda said it is the responsibility of the parents to ensure that every child is supported to access school and be in school to learn because every child has a right to education.
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