Gov. Inuwa Yahaya, made the disclosure at a ceremony for the distribution of uniform and instructional materials to pupils in Jalinga village, Funakaye Local Government Area of the state.
School uniforms, bags and writing materials were distributed to pupils in public primary schools and Girl Child Learning Centres under the Federal Government’s Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme.
Yahaya disclosed that 70, 000 Almajiris were integrated into formal system while 40, 000 girls were enrolled into formal Girl Child Learning Centres in the state.
He added that 104, 000 children, hitherto, school dropouts were also returned to the schools to enable them to continue with their education.
The governor said he inherited over 500, 000 out-of-school children when he assumed office in 2019.
The educational system was also replete with various inadequacies, he said.
He explained that parlous state of education prompted his administration to declare State of Emergency in education to reinvigorate the sector.
According to him, the state government has so far spent N2.9 billion on renovation of 400 classrooms in basic and post basic schools in the state.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2020/03/gombe-enrols-70000-almajiris-in-schools.html
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