Nasarawa Gov’t urges parents to send their children to school or risk sanctions

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By Our Reporter, Lafia
The newly inaugurated Executive Chairman, Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board, (NSUBEB), Dr Kassim Muh’d Kassim, has urged parents to send their children and wards to school or risk being sanctioned.

Dr Kassim stated this at his office in Lafia, while addressing senior staff of the board, shortly after being inaugurated by Governor Abdullahi Sule.

The new NSUBEB chairman said that every child has the right to free, compulsory, and universal basic education.

He noted that the government has a duty to provide such education, and the board under his leadership would do everything possible to make sure teaching and learning are conducive for the children.

He explained further that he would ensure that almajiri children in the state are incorporated into his programme to also receive the compulsory and free basic education.

According to him, the move is part of measures to ensure that every resident of the state is literate, noting that on no account should any parent deny his or her child the right to education, which will unlock the child’s full potential for a better future.

Kassim said, “Parents have no excuse not to send their children to school, as the board under my leadership is determined to reposition the basic education system of the state.

“The law stipulates that any parent or guardian who fails to send his or her child to school commits an offence and would be fined.
“As such, sending your children to school is no longer a choice, but compulsory, and failure to do so is an offence,” he said.

“Any parent who fails to send their child to school must be sanctioned, education in Nasarawa must not only be free but compulsory.

“The issue of almajiri will be squarely tackled, we will shift attention from SUBEB contracts to other areas that will also benefit the people of the state and staff of the board,” he said.