Former Minister of State for Education, Aishatu Dukku, has said parents should bear the primary responsibility for ensuring that their children receive formal education, arguing that government intervention should complement, rather than replace, parental responsibilities.
Dukku said that, notwithstanding poverty and other socio-economic challenges, parents must take responsibility for their children’s upbringing and education instead of allowing them to roam the streets.
She spoke on Saturday at the 2026 Biennial Dialogue, Lecture, Dinner, Awards and Recognition Ceremony organised by the Barewa Old Boys’ Association, Gombe State Chapter.
The event, which attracted prominent personalities, government officials and members of the association, focused on the theme, “The Scourge of Out-of-School Children in Nigeria and the Implications for National Security and National Development.”
Dukku said, “Why is it that you have produced a boy and you are unable to take care of that boy, and you refuse to send that boy to school
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