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Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, on Saturday said that that the Almajiri culture is un- Islamic.
The monarch made a remark speaking at the meeting between the representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Nigerian bodies on the development of a girl-child in the country; THE NATION reports.
“We talk about Almajiri in the North, and we keep on seeing it as if it is a religious issue. ‘Almajirinci’ has nothing to do with Islam. It is an issue of poverty and nothing more, and the earlier we all recognized this fact, the better for us.”
“We believe an educated girl is better in bringing up better family and citizenry to the world because we all know the importance of our mothers. They trained and brought us up. If you check the lifestyle of an individual, if it’s good, check the family background; and if bad check the family background. The women play that important role of bringing up the society. “
Here in northern Nigeria, we don’t pay much attention to girl-child education. As we all know an educated woman is more an asset than uneducated one or even educated man, you must be knowledgeable to lead. To rule you must be knowledgeable. The girl-child education has become very important especially now that the world is facing social problems, and Nigeria is part of that global village.”
The monarch made a remark speaking at the meeting between the representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Nigerian bodies on the development of a girl-child in the country; THE NATION reports.
“We talk about Almajiri in the North, and we keep on seeing it as if it is a religious issue. ‘Almajirinci’ has nothing to do with Islam. It is an issue of poverty and nothing more, and the earlier we all recognized this fact, the better for us.”
“We believe an educated girl is better in bringing up better family and citizenry to the world because we all know the importance of our mothers. They trained and brought us up. If you check the lifestyle of an individual, if it’s good, check the family background; and if bad check the family background. The women play that important role of bringing up the society. “
Here in northern Nigeria, we don’t pay much attention to girl-child education. As we all know an educated woman is more an asset than uneducated one or even educated man, you must be knowledgeable to lead. To rule you must be knowledgeable. The girl-child education has become very important especially now that the world is facing social problems, and Nigeria is part of that global village.”