The
charge was given in Abuja by a nongovernmental organization, Paulash
Initiative, during its programme to increase awareness of the impact of
girl child education.
The founder of
the group, Folashade Okomayi, said unless the government makes
non-enrollment of school-aged children an offence punishable by law,
Nigeria will not be able to rid itself of out- of-school children.
“I think what the government should do is that when children are seen hawking; or doing menial jobs during school hours; government should take them somewhere and trace their parents or wards,” she said.“If they punish one or two parents under a certain law that should be enacted for the purpose; others will take caution.”
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