By Mohammed Abubakar Dutse
The Jigawa State House of Assembly at its sitting on Thursday passed into law the Bill for a law to establish the Jigawa State Tsangaya Education Board, (JISTEB), to tackle out-of-school children and address the increasing level of illiteracy in the state.
The development followed the adoption of the report of its Committee on Basic Education. Besides, the Assembly passed two other legislations, including the Bill for a law to establish Jigawa State Public Health Security, 2024 and the Bill for a law to establish the State Water User Association, 2024.
Speaking to reporters shortly after the passage of the Bill, the Chairman of the Committee, Ado Yakubu Zandam described the passage as an important landmark in the educational pursuit of the state.
Jigawa is ranked as one of the states with a high number of out-of-school children in the country.
Zandam, who represents Gwaram State Constituency in Assembly said the Bill seeks to among others strengthen and regulate the practice of the Tsangaya system of education and incorporate same into the western system of education.
Besides, the lawmaker believe that the new law would ensure that the Qur’anic education is given the proper attention that it deserves as it ensure the systematic conduct of tsangaya system of education.
He confirmed that the law among prescribed age for which pupils would be sent out to seek Islamic knowledge, contrary to the current practice where children some of who are under aged are sent to far away distances to seek Islamic knowledge.
According to him, “This law will definitely make great impact on the lives of our children as it touches on the lives of the young people whether they’re educated in the western way or not.
“For instance, we all know what Almajiri is now compared to what it used to be. You know challenges facing the Almajiri system of education and the stigma it is facing, especially in the northern part of the country.
“So by enacting this Bill, we’ll be able to come out with a number of specific of Almajiri to be enrolled at a time. Besides, there are a number of innovation
The bill, is now awaiting the governor’s assent to become law, aims to integrate Tsangaya (Almajiri) schools into the mainstream educational system.
It was submitted to the lawmakers on the 15th of May by the executive arm as a means of addressing the twin problems of out-of-school children and the menace of Almajiri, which has been identified as a major societal problem.
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