ALSO READ:The statement stressed that indeed, the Federal government wanted a situation where every child of primary school age was in school rather than begging on the streets during school hours. Section 18(3) of the 1999 Constitution as amended places on all of us here an obligation to eradicate illiteracy and provide free and compulsory education. “Section 2 of the Compulsory, Free Universal Basic Education Act provides that every Government in Nigeria shall provide free, compulsory and universal basic education for every child of primary and junior secondary school age. In my view, when a government fails to provide the schools, teachers and teaching materials necessary for basic education, it is actually aiding and abetting that crime. ‘‘If we are able to do this, the benefits will surely manifest themselves.”According to the Presidency, this statement by President Buhari was well within the law of Nigeria.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 21, 2019 20:37 UTC