Gombe government explained that the identity Cards will help them to move around the state without fear of harassment
By Kehinde Okeowo
Special Adviser to Gombe State Governor on Tsangaya and Almajirai, Sayyada Aminatu, has said government has concluded plans to start capturing the data of all students in Tsangaya Schools and “Almajirais” across the state and issue identity cards to them.
The Senior Adviser made this known recently, during an interview with Daily Trust, where she said the move is part of Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya’s effort to reform the Almajirai system of education and ascertain their number and states of origin.
She went on to say her office will carry out the registration in collaboration with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).
Aminatu also explained that the identity Cards issued to the students will help them to move around in the state without fear of harassment.
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She condemned the attitude of parents who abandoned their children in Tsangaya schools without proper arrangements, leaving them to fend for themselves.
Aminatu further said, “Everyone knows that the education system has changed, but these young children are seen roaming the streets and have become a nuisance at bus stops and other gatherings due to a lack of Western education.
“It is disheartening to notice almajirai spending the night in motor parks and markets. These young children have no means of survival due to the high cost of living.”