President Buhari Signs Almajiri, Out-Of-School Children Commission Bill into Law
President Muhammadu Buhari has given assent to the bill seeking to create a Commission to cater to Almajiri and out-of-school children law.
The Bill titled: “Bill for an Act to Establish National Commission for Almajiri Education and out of School Children to Provide for a Multimodal System of Education to Tackle the Menace of Illiteracy, Develop Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Programmes, Prevent Youth Poverty, Delinquency and Destitution in Nigeria; and for Related Matters (HB.2023),” is sponsored by Balarabe Shehu Kakale and 18 others to prevent destitution and exploitation.
On Sunday, the bill sponsors told Daily Trust reporter that President Buhari signed the bill on Saturday to commemorate the Children’s Day celebrations in Nigeria.
Lead sponsor of the Bill, Kakale (PDP, Sokoto), said when the bill is established, the Commission will “be responsible for providing skills acquisition and entrepreneurship programmes development for children and teenagers through schools to reduce the rate of poverty, and lessen delinquency and destitution in Nigeria”.
Kakale described the passage of the Bill as a gift to Nigerian children.
“A special thank you to President Muhammadu Buhari for this outstanding, glorious, and once-in-generation parting gift to the millions of beautiful little children of Nigeria and beyond.
“Congratulations to all stakeholders and citizens for this extraordinary feat to ensure justice, equity and inclusiveness in education in Nigeria where no child whether Almajiri or not shall ever be left behind again”.
Since the introduction of the bill, it has encountered stiff opposition from various sections and groups in the country but finally scaled through second and third readings, subjected to a public hearing and transmitted to the President for assent.
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