The Adamawa State Government in collaboration with Better Education Savice Delivery for All (BESDA) has planned to enroll 102, 400 out-of-school children from the 21 local government areas, this year.
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri revealed this while launching the 2022 enrolment of out-of-school children into BESDA non-formal learning centres that held in Mayo Belwa local government area Thursday.
The Governor said in twenty twenty one, through the BESDA Program alone, Adamawa State was able to reduce its number of out-of-school children by fifty one thousand, two hundred and five from twelve local government areas.
He said government has involved traditional institutions in the crusade based on the belief that the royal fathers have a lot to contribute, not only in the educational sector, but also in agriculture, health and other sectors.
The Governor called on all the people of Adamawa to join his administration in dealing the out-of-school syndrome, which according to him is the only way of ensuring peace and stability in the state and beyond.
Lamido Adamawa Doctor Muhammdu Barkindo Aliyu Mustafa represented by Galadima Adamawa, Alhaji Mustafa Aminu saluted Governor Fintiri for transforming the state in the areas of education and infrastructure among others.
In her remarks, the Commissioner of Education and Human Capital development, Mrs Wilbina Jackson called on parents to stop sending their children hawking rather complement government’s efforts to enrolling them into schools.
The Chairman Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board Yola Doctor Salihi Ibrahim Atiku said with the commitee of the present administration, the menace of out of school children will soon be a thing of the past.
The State Coordinator of BESDA, Dr Muhammad Degereji enumerated the key objectives of the programme to include reducing menace of out-of-school children, improving literacy and strengthening accountability and transparency for results.
The event was attended by Deputy Governor Chief Crowther Seth, Secretary to the State Government SSG Malam Bashiru Ahmad, all the first class emirs and chiefs in Adamawa, and other senior government officials.
Highlights of the event were various cultural dance and musicals display, and the profiling as well as enrolment of some of the out-of-school children by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri.
