Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has described the nonchalant attitude of some Northern Governors as the major cause of influx of Almajiri children into Kano state.
The governor stated this during an interactive session with journalists as part of activities to commemorate democracy day at the Government House in Kano.
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He said his administration had taken steps on how to curtail the Challenge of Almajiri Children in the State.
Ganduje noted that the Northern Governors met on several occasions and discussed measures needed to be taken in addressing the issue of Almajiri Children which includes making a legislation on the matter.
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” Unfortunately most of the Northern Governor’s have not enacted any legislation on the Almajiri issue, which is actually causing a lot of set back in actualizing our dreams of addressing the challenge,” he said.
He noted that Kano state being the commercial nerve center of the North is experiencing Influx of Almajiri children from other northern dtates and even neighboring countries on daily basis.
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Ganduje added that his administration had in the last six years performed very well in the Health and Education sectors, infrastructure as well as ensuring security of lives and property of the residents.
Ganduje, however, admitted that evacuating Almajiri from the streets of Kano has become a very big challenge,, owing to the continuos influx of Almajiri into Kano from neighbouring states and countries.
