Zamfara State Senator, Abdul’aziz Yari has directed his palliatives committee to conduct a census across 14 local government areas of the state to identify out-of-school children in 250,000 vulnerable households.
This move is backed up with the pledge he made to sponsor the education of out-of-school children from 250,000 households in Zamfara.
Recall that the Senator had earlier set up a committee that managed the relief materials provided by him for vulnerable households across the local governments during Ramadan period, hence he is tasking the committee to conduct census of such children.
Yari who made this known in Talata-Mafara on Thursday, when the State Executive Council of the All Progressives Congress, APC, paid him Sallah homage assured that he will continue to initiate programmes that will educate children as leaders of tomorrow.
“We are going to sponsor their education,” he said.
The former governor, who commended the committee for doing a good job during the Ramadan, urged the members to collate comprehensive data of the out-of-school children from the households.
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“The directives became necessary considering the number of out-of-school children from vulnerable households in the state.
“I am very happy with the records of Ramadan welfare distribution committee across the state.
“I appreciate the committee’s efforts under the leadership of Lawal Liman and for being transparent and accountable.
“I am also directing you to conduct census of out-of-school children in all the benefiting households.
“You know, the data about out-of-school children is very difficult, infact even other data are difficult to gather,” he said.
Yari identified illiteracy as a major factor fueling the current security challenges in the country.
The lawmaker urged Muslims to sustain prayers for peace and stability in the country.
“We should repent and embrace God and continue to seek for His intervention in the current security and economic challenges,” he added.
Earlier, the state APC Chairman, Alhaji Tukur Danfulani, commended Yari for helping the needy and supporting the party to remain strong in the state.
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