Stakeholders have stated the critical role of children’s education in reducing the number of out-of-school children and curbing the menace of street begging for sustainable socioeconomic growth and development in Nigeria.
This call was made during the graduation, speech, and prize-giving day ceremony of Al-Ihsan Balsuma Academy, a subdivision of the Al-Ihsan Charity Organisation and Orphanage Home, located in Nasarawa, Kaduna state.
Speaking at the event, the Chairman of the Association of Orphanages and Home Operators in Nigeria (ASOHON), Kaduna state chapter, Mr Ahmed Hassan Adam, stated the need for government, corporate bodies, and well-meaning individuals to support home operators in their efforts to address the country’s pressing challenges. He said the school faces numerous hurdles, including inadequate accommodation, poor school facilities, feeding constraints, and a lack of critical infrastructure needed to ensure quality education and proper upbringing of vulnerable children.
He called on national stakeholders to prioritise children’s education, given its essential role in addressing insecurity, drug abuse, and other social vices that pose a threat to national development. In his address, Chairman of the occasion, Comrade Mohammad Adamu Adangba, congratulated the graduating students and urged them to hold firmly to education as the key to unlocking future opportunities.