By Ahmad Mika’il, Dutse
A group of traditional and religious leaders in Jigawa state, promised to contribute their quota towards reducing influx of Almajiris in Jigawa state.
The move was announced by the group leader and also a former grand Khadi Jigawa state Alhaji Isah Jibril Gantsa during a one day town hall dialoque with representative of religious and traditional leaders of some selected communities organised by CISLAC and held at three star hotel Dutse.
He explained that, right from the grassroots, traditional and religious leaders have a vital role to play in advancing the rights of Almajiri pupils in the state.
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According to him, the group expressed concern on Almajiri pupils adding that, every child need to have right for education, foods,health and shelter for him to grow up to adolescent stage.
“We urged parents and other caregivers to take basic reponsilities of their children as leaders of tomorrow and for better future of the country” he said.
While making his remarks, the executive director Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) Auwal Ibrahim Musa, Rafsanjani who was represented by Comrade Murtala said, the Dialogue aimed at sensitizing the traditional and religious leaders on their importance towards improvement of Almajiri system in Jigawa.
The CISLAC executive director who urged religious leaders to consider age, indegine and parent support before receiving any Almajiri said, this will sanitize almajiri system and save the future many children.
He then commended the participants and urged them to extend the massage others at their communities level.
