GOMBE TO ESTABLISH COMMISSION FOR ALMAJIRI AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILDREN, SAYS GOVERNOR YAHAYA
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
The Gombe State Government has unveiled plans to establish a dedicated commission to tackle the challenges of Almajiri and out-of-school children, aiming to integrate traditional Islamic education with formal Western curricula for inclusive access to quality education.
Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya made the announcement on Thursday during a statewide broadcast commemorating the sixth anniversary of his administration. The initiative is part of a broader strategy to ensure no child is left behind in the state’s push for human capital development.
“We are working on establishing an Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Commission, demonstrating our innovative approach to blending traditional Islamic learning with modern Western education,” the governor said.
Highlighting the administration’s education achievements over the past six years, Governor Yahaya noted that over 350,000 out-of-school children have been enrolled into formal education through the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme. He said the government is also constructing Integrated Almajiri Tsangaya Centres in each local government area and has appointed a Special Adviser on Almajiri Education.
The governor recalled that after declaring a state of emergency in the education sector in 2019, the administration had renovated and constructed over 1,600 classrooms across 350 schools and recruited more than 1,000 qualified teachers to improve learning outcomes.
He added that five legacy schools have been upgraded to modern mega colleges, and the newly established Secondary Schools Management Board is overseeing quality education delivery at the secondary level.
Yahaya also highlighted the impact of mandatory mock examinations introduced under his leadership, which have contributed to an increase in national examination pass rates from 22% in 2019 to 76% in 2024.
“These interventions have positioned Gombe as a national leader in education innovation,” he said, noting that the efforts have attracted praise from the Federal Ministry of Education and international development partners for the state’s holistic, data-driven reforms.
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