Published Nov 22, 2024
By William Ugo, Gombe
Children in Gombe State have called on stakeholders to ensure access to education for all children to mitigate the increasing rate of child hawking and begging on the streets.
The Children who expressed great worries over their worsening welfare situation in the State, particularly tasked the Government and parents to take drastic measures in addressing the menace.
Representatives of the children made the call during an advocacy visit to the State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Asma’u Iganus, as part of activities marking the 2024 World Children’s Day.
The advocacy visit marking the International Children’s Day in Gombe state was supported by the Bauchi Field Office of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Spokesperson for the Children, Ramlat Kasimu Ahmed, a student of Ilimi International School Gombe, expressed concern over the deteriorating plight of Gombe children which has forced many of them into begging and hawking, thus, preventing them from going to school.
Decrying the attitude of some parents, Ramlat said, “I am a Nigerian child, I want to fulfil my future ambition. Why will some parents not allow their children to go to school? I wonder what some people think education is.
“Some parents don’t care to send their children to school, they allow the children to hawk. The almajiris beg to eat, they are also Nigerian children. They deserve education like me. They deserve the best”, she told the Commissioner.
In her response, the Gombe State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Asma’u Iganus, assured the children of the State Government’s commitment towards providing free education to all.
Asma’u told the children that, “We are working hard to provide school buses to convey children to schools and bring them back to their destinations soon”.
According to her, “The State has enacted the Child Protection Law, which will soon be assented to by the Governor, to address violence against children.”, she assured while advising them to study hard and acquire vocational skills to become productive and innovative.
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