The Arewa Consultative Forum
(ACF), apex northern sociopolitical organisation, has declared support for the
moves by the federal government to overhaul the Almajiri system.
On Thursday, Babagana Monguno,
national security adviser, said the federal government is considering
proscribing the Almajiri system of education in order to tackle insecurity and
ensure that no child is deprived of basic education.
Monguno said Almajiris were
becoming a huge problem to the society, adding that many of them end up
becoming “criminals, drug addicts and willing tools in the hands of those who
have very dangerous intentions”.
In a statement on Saturday,
Mohammed Ibrahim, ACF’s spokesperson, said the forum is in support of the
federal government’s standpoint on Almajiri.
He said people have misplaced the
real “Islamic doctrine of learning” for out-of-school children roaming the
streets and begging for alms in the name of Almajiri.
“There is a misrepresentation of
the concept in the Islamic doctrine of learning. Almajiri means, going to
Islamic schools to learn the reading of the Holy Quran and its teachings for
moral economic and social benefit of the child,” he said.
“We associate ourselves with
Buhari’s concern on the need for the nation to overhaul the Almajiri system of
school that will provide free and compulsory education across the country.
“The children we see begging in
the streets are in the real sense not Almajiris, but children abandoned by
their parents. That is why ACF agrees with President Buhari that it is indeed a
crime for parents to keep their children out of school in this 21st century
under any guise.
”Furthermore, the President’s
appeal to States governments to provide free, compulsory and universal basic
education for every child of primary and junior secondary school age could not
be more appropriate as it is constitutional responsibility of governments to
provide education to the citizens as means of empowerment in a competitive
environment.
“ACF, therefore, urges the State
governments to heed to President Buhari’s appeal and appropriate funds needed
for improved volume and quality of education across the country leading to
reduction in inequality among the citizens.”
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