Gov laments highest out-of-school children as Foundation commissions orphanage
By BANNERNEWS Reporter
The Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has lamented that Kano has the highest rate of out-of-school children in Nigeria.
He said this has been worsened by insecurity in neighbouring states which has led to an influx of widows and orphans.
He made this known when he commissioned a newly built 700 capacity orphanage and a 5,000-capacity mosque built by a Saudi-based humanitarian organisation, Albidairi Foundation.
The commissioning was done weekend in Kano by the governor represented by the Commissioner for Education, Ali Haruna Makoda, who described the intervention as timely.
“Establishments like this will help address part of these challenges and reduce social vices,” he said.
The state’s Commissioner for Women Affairs, Children and the Disabled, Hajiya Amina Abdullahi Sani, said the orphanage would ease the burden on government.
She stressed that the state has intensified efforts to certify and accredit legal orphanages while cracking down on illegal ones.
Dr Nura Abdullahi, Director of Alkahirat Islamic Trust, highlighted the spiritual significance of caring for orphans in Islam.
“Even Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was an orphan. He said whosoever takes care of an orphan, paradise is compulsory for him. The proprietor of this foundation has never been to Nigeria, yet his helping hand has reached us,” he said.
The facility, named Albidairi Orphanage Home, is sister at Langel in Tofa Local Government Area of the state.
It is to support vulnerable children and tackle the menace of out-of-school children.
Director of the home, Sheikh Adam Yushau Adam, said the orphanage was founded by Abu-Abdurrahman Al-Bidairi, under the Albidairi Foundation which is registered in Nigeria and engaged in humanitarian activities.
He explained that the home is designed to accommodate 14 children per room, each with its own toilet, a nanny, and teachers who will provide both Islamic and Western education.
“The children will memorise the Qur’an here, and there is also provision for sports activities. The place is powered 24/7 by solar energy and equipped with adequate security,” he said.
