According to the online medium, thewillnigeria.com of July 10, 2015, the traditional Almajiri system, which began in the 11th century after Kanem-Bornu Islamic tradition, was primarily “conceived in humility through austerity and borne out of intellectual necessity”. The online news medium stated that the Almajiri system had become an affront to the religion, culture and civilisation in this part of the world. Even then, the evolving scenario triggers a lot of burning questions, literally begging for answers from the Federal and concerned state governments. Who are those who have benefitted from the Almajiri system and have they been sufficiently enlightened on the compelling need for a paradigm shift? Although the Second National Development Plan (1970-74) raised the allocation to 13.5 per cent, it fell to 7.5 per cent in the Third National Development Plan (1975-1980).

Source: Punch July 02, 2019 02:15 UTC