“The governors probably don’t have enough to cater for the almajirai and everybody is in need.”
Governors of the region last month had agreed to send the almajirai back to their states of origin. The states, however, appear to be deliberately cutting down on possible expenditure, unwilling to shoulder the responsibility of catering for an army of non-indigenes.
“Fear of the unknown has made them realise it is dangerous to keep almajirai parading the streets. Now, they are compelled to do it. All is not well. This almajiri issue is the biggest problem we will have in future. We are going to have more Boko Haram in the future if measures are not taken on the almajiri system.”
This came as the Kano State government yesterday cautioned Northern governors against playing politics with the pandemic and future of almajirai in the region. Although he did not mention any names, Ganduje wondered why “some governors” would throw caution to the winds on the future of Northern children.
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