The House of Representatives Committee on Alternate Education has embarked on a wider consultation to proffer solutions on the improvement of Tsangaya/Almajiri system of education and out-of-school children in the country.
Chairman of the committee, Ibrahim Almustapha Aliyu, revealed that the has already visited the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, the Shehu of Borno, Shehu Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi and other stakeholders on the issue.
The team also paid a courtesy visit to Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir and toured several model Tsangaya schools across Bauchi, Yobe, and Borno states.Other areas visited by the committee are Yobe State University, University of Maiduguri, Borno State University and Bayero University, Kano where various proposals and researches aimed at revitalizing the Tsangaya and Almajiri systems were discussed in an effort to strengthen partnerships with the academia.
Speaking to the delegation, the Shehu of Borno expressed his appreciation for the visit and the measures being taken towards addressing the menace of out-of-school children and reforming the Tsangaya system which he said are both issues of national importance and security.