By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin
The immediate past acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje has charged the Federal Government to ensure that about 80 per cent of Nigerian youths have access to functional education capable of giving them gainful employment to discourage them from going into crime.
Baraje, who believed that functional education would drastically reduce the security problem being faced in the country, added that the system would also secure better future for the country.
The former PDP boss made the call at the graduation ceremony and presentation of Shahadah to 41 students of Baraje Centre for Arabic and Islamic Studies held at the permanent site of the school in Ilorin.
He noted that his intention is to secure the future of the youth through education.
He dismissed the insinuation in certain quarters that the Arabic school system breeds terrorism, adding that Islam from the onset has been a religion of peace.
Baraje urged scholars to continue to preach the teaching of Islam and the need for peaceful co-existence.
He admonished those in authority to always assist the less privileged for the benefit of mankind.
Vanguard Nigeria