President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new leadership for the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education.
He chose Brigadier-General Lawal Ja’afar Isa (retd) to serve
as the Chairman of the Board of the Commission, while Dr Idris Muhammad Sani is
to serve as the Executive Secretary and CEO.
Ja’afar Isa is a respected leader and previously served as
the Military Administrator of Kaduna State from 1993 to 1996.
Dr Muhammad Sani holds master’s and doctorate degrees in
Islamic Studies. He was at various times the Director-General, Al-Iman School
Lafia; Commissioner, Basic/Secondary Education, Yobe State; Chairman, Nigerian
Arabic Language Village, Borno State; Member, Nasarawa State Government
Committee on Enlightenment Campaign; and Secretary-General, Association of
Private Schools in Nasarawa State.
The President said he expects that the new appointees will
bring their vast experience into the management of this critical Commission,
which impacts the very core of society, by ensuring that his administration’s
drive to guarantee Nigeria’s out-of-school children the most comprehensive
education is realised in the superseding interest of the nation’s future.
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