UNICEF representative in the
country, Ms Jean Gough has said that 10.5
million children in Nigeria were out of
school, adding that the situation was
worsening with the insecurity situation
in the north.
Gough, however, said that the situation
was unacceptable, as, according to her,
available resources were enough to put
them in school.
“The problem is children cannot wait. So
we have to intervene for them at the
appropriate time or we lose them.”
She spoke at the Children’s Day
celebration in Abuja.
The Universal Basic Education, UBE, Gough
emphasized had committed quite a lot of
funds in this regard.
She however, reiterated that government at
all levels and corporate organisations
should reinvigorate the oversight and
monitoring frameworks to ensure the funds
were judiciously applied.
She noted that an interim measure to use
in school is the box approach to continue
the education of all children currently
displaced, especially in Borno State which
is the epicentre of the Boko Haram sect.
Gough also noted that the quality of
education in Nigeria was also an issue, as
many students were unable to read and
write.
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