Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Tanko Sununu has called on stakeholders, federal, state, local authorities, and the private sector to collaborate towards immediate, aggressive and intensive enrollment drive as part of efforts towards the eradication of the out of school children phenomenal in Nigeria.
According to Dr Sununu, commitment and team work by stakeholders are critical elements needed to eradicate the phenomenal. Sununu noted that inspite of the significant development strides in the Country’s education sector, the large number of out of school children remains shocking and unacceptable, calling on all hands to stay on deck in our National resolve to confront the ugly phenomenal.
Describing the theme of the Summit; “improving access to quality and inclusive education for all children in Nigeria towards achieving the sustainable development goal 4 as apt and timely, the Minister noted that the challenges of the sector are not insurmountable, adding that determination, good thinking, planning, creative ideas, commitment and team work will do the job.
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