Bauchi State House of Assembly to Pass Bill to Reduce Out-of-School Children

The Bauchi State House of Assembly has announced plans to pass a bill aimed at developing a framework of action to reduce the number of out-of-school children in the state.

Dr. Nasiru Ahmed Ala, Chairman of the House Committee on Education and representative of the Madara/Chinede constituency, made this known during a two-day Regional Stakeholders Engagement Meeting on Out-of-School Children and Retention, Transition, and Completion Models in Bauchi, Gombe, and Adamawa states.

The meeting was held at Emerald Hotel Hall, Gombe, Gombe State on Thursday.

Expressing deep concern over the estimated 1.2 million out-of-school children in Bauchi, Ala emphasized the urgency of addressing the issue.

He highlighted the collaborative efforts of lawmakers from Adamawa and Gombe States to adopt the National Framework of Action in their respective states.

In his remarks at the workshop, Dr. Tushar Rane, the Chief of Field Office, UNICEF Bauchi Field Office, reiterated the UN agency’s commitment to addressing the high rate of out-of-school children and low learning achievements, particularly in the north-east and north-west regions of Nigeria.

Dr. Rane also emphasized the workshop’s importance in providing models to guide states in tackling the out-of-school children phenomenon.

These models include enhancing community accountability and mobilization, utilizing innovations and technologies to improve access to quality education, and financing efforts to reduce out-of-school children in the state.