Children in Katsina State, are calling on the government to immediately secure their schools from bandits and inaugurate the implementation committee for the child protection law, recently signed as well as standardize the Almajiri system of education in the state.
These were the resolutions made at the first sitting of the fourth parliament for the Katsina State Children’s Parliament, held at the temporary Chambers of the Katsina State House of Assembly.
The sitting which was organized by the Save the Children International, through its Reaching and Empowering Adolescents To Make Informed Choices for their Health, REACH, and Towards Ending Child Marriage, TECM, Projects, was in collaboration with the Katsina State government, under the guidance of some officials of the state’s House of Assembly.
In a motion titled, ‘Persistent Insecurity in Katsina State, the parliament Member representing Batsari Constituency, Umma Abdulbasir, said most primary schools in the state, especially those in rural villages are not functioning, due to the persistent attacks by the bandits.
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According to her, the lives of children are in danger, with various attacks by the bandits in some areas of the state like Batsari, Safana, Danmusa, Jibia, Faskari, and Kankara, adding that the educational system is being destabilized in such a way that, the school calendar is no longer being used, because most of our primary schools are not in operation, due to banditry.
In their separate motions, Aisha Idris, Hajara Yusuf and Aliyu Nasir of Katsina, Danja and Kurfi Constituencies, called on the state government to inaugurate a committee, for the implementation of the Child Protection Law, as well as to develop and roll out a working plan, for the speedy implementation of the law and the standardization of the almajiri system of education.
The Speaker of the Parliament, Ibrahim Maharazu, who presided over the sitting, directed the Clerk of the House to produce clean copies of their resolutions, and forward them to the executive arm of government for scrutiny and assent.
The house has however adjourned sitting, till further notice.
(Editor : Paul Akhagbemhe)
