x

Reps. seek solution to out-of-school children

Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has urged members to attend Thursday’s plenary dedicated to seeking solutions to high rate of out of school children in the country.

Gbajabiamila who made the announcement at the plenary on Tuesday promised to publish vote and attendance of members for the assessment of their constituents in national dailies.

He said that the electronic voting system would be used to determine what each member voted for and those who were absent.

“Thursday has been dedicated to out of school children otherwise known as almajiri children.

“Please be present at the plenary as we shall be setting aside everything to addressing this matter.

“Attendance will be taken and I do not mean the sign in register, we shall use the electronic voting and publish what each person voted for and those absent and it will be published in the papers,” he said.

Gbajabiamila said that the 9th Assembly promised accountability to constituents and that voting on major issues would be made public for constituents.

According to a survey conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), it shows that there are more than 13.2 million out of school children in Nigeria.

The survey showed that most of the children are in northern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, where Boko Haram insecurity has disrupted academic activities.(NAN)

Hot this week

Pathfinder International Trains 34 Journalists, Influencers on Family Planning, Maternal Health Advocacy

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Pathfinder International Nigeria, in collaboration with...

Group  empowers community in Akwa Ibom in solidarity with APC National Chairman Prof Nentawe 

By Israel Adamu, Jos  The Albert Initiative for Development (AID)...

First Batch FCT Christian Pilgrims, OthersTo Arrive Abuja

By Joyce Remi-Babayeju The first batch of FCT Christian pilgrims,...

Benue Police Launch Statewide Operations to Tackle Criminals and Banditry

By Isaac Kertyo, Makurdi The Benue State Police Command has...

My China Story: A Journey Through Beijing, Wuxi, and Qingdao

By Michael Onjewu, Abuja When I boarded my flight to...

10 Key Takeaways from Tinubu’s 65th Independence Day Broadcast

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in his Independence Day address...

UK-Based Governance Report Lists Zamfara, Kwara, Benue Among Nigeria’s Poorest Managed States

A new governance performance review has ranked Zamfara, Kwara,...

FG Cancels Independence Parade, Retains Other Anniversary Events

By Francis Wilfred ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has...

Nigeria @ 65: Sen. Akume Urges Shared Responsibility for Nation-Building

By Francis Wilfred ABUJA, Nigeria – As Nigeria prepares to...

Related Articles

Popular Categories

spot_imgspot_img