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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