The governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule has urged the northern leaders to stop exploiting Almajiri system for political gains.
He made this statement while speaking at the flag-off ceremony of the regional conference on population dynamics, security, climate change, out-of-school children/Almajiri, and vulnerable children in Nigeria.
He emphasized on the need for education and economic empowerment in the state. He encouraged the leaders to address Almajiri system and put a stop to it. He described the system as being detrimental to the nation if it is not addressed.
He said, “The Almajiri problem is indeed a huge problem for us. I think, just as I told my colleagues in Kaduna during our last meeting of the Northern governors, I said we should stop complaining. It is time for us to take the bull by the horns and see how we can resolve the problem by ourselves.”
‘’Why should Northern Nigeria continue to hold the entire nation ransom when we know that it is our own problem and we have to go out there and find a way to solve it,” he added.