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Buhari appoints Sharada as almajiri commission executive secretary

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved Sha’aban Sharada as executive secretary of the newly established National Commission for Almajiri.

• May 29, 2023
Almajiri children used to tell the story. [PHOTO CREDIT: The Guardian Nigeria]
Almajiri children used to tell the story. [PHOTO CREDIT: The Guardian Nigeria]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the outgoing legislator (Kano Municipal), Sha’aban Sharada, as executive secretary of the newly established National Commission for Almajiri.

The president’s media aide Garba Shehu confirmed this on Sunday night.

Mr Shehu said Mr Sharada’s appointment followed the president’s assent to the National Commission for Almajiri and Out of School Children Education Bill 2023.

Mr Sharada has a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication from Bayero University, Kano and a master of Business Administration from the University of Chichester, United Kingdom. 

(NAN)

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