KEBBI AT 28: BAGUDU SETS ASIDE N1.8b TO ENROLL 600,000 OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
By Tony Okechukwu
The Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu, has set aside N1.8b to cater for the enrollment of 600,000 out-of-school children.
The Governor stated this during the 28th anniversary celebration of Kebbi State, at the Presidential Banquet Hall in Birnin Kebbi.
He said that data in the 4 emirates of the State was being compiled on the out-of-school children in order to ensure proper planning.
"600,000 out-of-school children will be incorporated in schools, data is being compiled in the 4 emirates in the State".
"Initially, we had set over N900 million for the scheme, but now it has reached N1.8 billion in the account", he said.
Bagudu expressed concern over the Almajiri syndrome in the State, and hoped that the scheme would go a long way in addressing street begging by children".
On his ethanol project, the Governor assured that by 2021, the State would be in position to produce ethanol in commercial quantity.
"We would demonstrate to Nigerians that by 2021, we can produce ethanol", he said.
Bagudu told the gathering that he was open to constructive criticism, which according to him, "The different views and opinions of people would propel him to do more but urge them to pray for leaders at all levels".
Earlier, the President of Miyetti Allah Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Muhammad Kiruwa, who was also at the occasion said that the current relative peace in Zamfara was a childbirth of the 3rd-May dialogue of the association and the Federal Government delegation who met in the State.
He said that the interaction between the MACBAN leaders and security chiefs in Kebbi was a step to address the country's security challenges.
"But we should not be unmindful that the peace enjoyed in Zamfara was as a result of the close door interaction session with the Federal government and our leaders", he said.
The Emir of Gwandu, Alhaji Muhammadu Iliyasu Bashar, asked people in the State to continue to be prayerful for the sustained peace in the State.
"We should know that the peace we enjoy in the State is due to the daily prayers we have been doing for peace and unity to reign in our State, we should not relent in that", he said.
The Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu, has set aside N1.8b to cater for the enrollment of 600,000 out-of-school children.
The Governor stated this during the 28th anniversary celebration of Kebbi State, at the Presidential Banquet Hall in Birnin Kebbi.
He said that data in the 4 emirates of the State was being compiled on the out-of-school children in order to ensure proper planning.
"600,000 out-of-school children will be incorporated in schools, data is being compiled in the 4 emirates in the State".
"Initially, we had set over N900 million for the scheme, but now it has reached N1.8 billion in the account", he said.
Bagudu expressed concern over the Almajiri syndrome in the State, and hoped that the scheme would go a long way in addressing street begging by children".
On his ethanol project, the Governor assured that by 2021, the State would be in position to produce ethanol in commercial quantity.
"We would demonstrate to Nigerians that by 2021, we can produce ethanol", he said.
Bagudu told the gathering that he was open to constructive criticism, which according to him, "The different views and opinions of people would propel him to do more but urge them to pray for leaders at all levels".
Earlier, the President of Miyetti Allah Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Muhammad Kiruwa, who was also at the occasion said that the current relative peace in Zamfara was a childbirth of the 3rd-May dialogue of the association and the Federal Government delegation who met in the State.
He said that the interaction between the MACBAN leaders and security chiefs in Kebbi was a step to address the country's security challenges.
"But we should not be unmindful that the peace enjoyed in Zamfara was as a result of the close door interaction session with the Federal government and our leaders", he said.
The Emir of Gwandu, Alhaji Muhammadu Iliyasu Bashar, asked people in the State to continue to be prayerful for the sustained peace in the State.
"We should know that the peace we enjoy in the State is due to the daily prayers we have been doing for peace and unity to reign in our State, we should not relent in that", he said.
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