A
professor from the Faculty of Education in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (ABU)
Raymond Bako says banning the withdrawal of girls from school to be married off
is one strategy to promote and sustain education across the north.
He
made the suggestion Wednesday in a paper presentation on the topic 'Promoting
Sustainable Educational Framework for Northern Nigeria' at the Northern Nigeria
Educational Summit which held in Kaduna.
The
Professor further stressed the need for intensive advocacy, sensitization and
mobilization of religious and traditional leaders on the girl child education.
While
he stated that education improves peoples' ability to shape their lives,
strengthen their functioning in the society and contributing to their welfare
directly; he advised the Northern states governments to focus attention on
primary and secondary education instead of rushing to establish unsustainable
University ventures for political reasons.
According
to him, the 21st century is characterized by globalization and knowledge driven
economies; adding that, it is those who create knowledge that produce wealth
while those who consume it produce poverty. "Investment in qualitative
education is crucial for strong democratic institutions, economic growth,
poverty eradication and sustainable development.”
Similarly,
Binta Abdulkarim of the Department of Science Education, Ahmadu Bello University,
Zaria in her presentation on 'Encouraging and Sustaining Girl-Child Education
in Northern Nigeria' urged northern states governors to pass laws that will
imprison parents that refuse allowing their daughters to get basic education.
"Great development.
we as child advocate of the federal republic of Nigeria strongly support this new development.
The girl child need Education"
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