A friend was discussing the huge number out of school children in Nigeria today, so I asked him how many of those kids are from his state, he didn't know. I asked him to name the commissioner for Education is in his state - no response.
I asked him if he knows the amount that was budgeted for Education in his state, no response. I asked him if he is aware that primary education is under the purview of his LG and there are local Govrnment Education Authorities in each LG, no response.
The LGEAs are meant to drive primary education in Nigeria but this has been taken over by SUBEB in most states because the LGs are in a sorry state.
Every parent and every child is from a LG, if the LG is alive to its responsibilities, every child will be in school.
Every parent and every child is from a LG, if the LG is alive to its responsibilities, every child will be in school.
We can't continue to focus on the centre and leave out our immediate communities. The states and LG have larger roles to play, the huge number of out of school children is primarily an indictment on the LGs and States not the FG.
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