From Alamin Kano, Kaduna
The Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, has said getting out-of-school children back to school in Kaduna State will help in addressing the current security and other challenges bedeviling the state, saying himself and the People of Zazzau Emirate are in support of the Reaching Out-of-School Children (ROSC)
He asserted this when he received the Kaduna State Project Coordinator of Reaching Out-of-School Children (ROSC) Ezra Angai, who led other stakeholders on advocacy to his palace in Zaria today.
The Emir said it is worrisome that schools today are experiencing a low number of children because of many factors, adding that the children who are supposed to be in school are today out of school and becoming a threat to society.
The Royal father, who expressed dismay over the large number of children that are out of school in Kaduna state, said it is time the government and other stakeholders come together to ensure that the children return to school for their futures to be secure.
The Emir blames the current hardships in the country for the number of out-of-school children, saying that teachers cannot even afford transportation to school, not to talk of students.
The royal father said if not checked, the number of out-of-school children can become a security challenge to the state and the nation at large.
He however urged the project Coordinator and his team to ensure that stakeholders from the Emirate are carried along for the maximum success of the project.
