Professor Bukar Advocates Financial Aid for Education in North

Professor Bagoni Bukar, a renowned professor of Law, has called for Northern Nigerian governments to introduce sustained financial incentives for vulnerable families to encourage school enrollment and prevent children from dropping out. In an interview with LEADERSHIP, Bukar highlighted poverty as a significant factor driving children into street trading, begging, and menial labor.

He warned that many families struggle to prioritize education over immediate survival needs. Bukar stated that addressing the out-of-school crisis requires more than policy pronouncements, advocating for targeted financial interventions to ease the economic burden on poor households.

He noted that many families depend on income from children engaged in street activities, making immediate income seem more rewarding than education. Bukar emphasized the need for consistent and adequate support for families to keep children in school and urged Northern governments to establish sustainable financial assistance programs to address the economic conditions that keep thousands of children out of formal education.