Obasanjo laments Nigeria’s huge out-of-school children, says it’s trouble for future

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Obasanjo laments Nigeria’s huge out-of-school children, says it’s trouble for future
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'The World Bank says we have over 20 million out-of-school children who should be in school but are not.'

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“We are preparing them for whatever form of banditry, and it will not be kidnappers in the usual sense of it by that time; they may be going to homes and be snatchers of people from their homes. Think about it.”Obasanjo called on leaders at all levels to put their hands together and find a lasting solution to the menace once and for all.

Earlier, the governor said that the roads were part of the larger transformative vision of his administration.

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