The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, spoke while declaring open the Ministerial Session of the 66th National Council on Education (NCE) meeting in Abuja, with the theme: “Strengthening of Security and Safety in Nigerian Schools for the Achievement of Education 2030 Agenda.”
He noted that immediately he saw Sex Education in the curriculum, he called the attention of the NERDC Executive Secretary to see that it was expunged, arguing that sex education should be left in the hands of parents and religious institutions and not be taught in schools in a manner that would further corrupt little children who are already having access to phones and technologies.
He emphasised that Nigeria was a religious country and as such the morals and values taught in the Church and Mosque in addition to the efforts of the parents were enough to bring up a child with solid character.
“When my attention was drawn to the document, I called the Executive Secretary of NERDC and ask him why did I see this again, because immediately I saw this I called him and he assured me that he was going to act on it,” Adamu stated.
The minister noted that the choice of theme was very right, considering the prevailing security situation and the inevitable challenges it poses to the public and private sectors alike.
He said even before he became the Minister, one issue that bothered him most was the large number of Nigerian school-age children roaming the streets.
Adamu said to improve access to quality basic education in 2015, the Federal Ministry of Education under his watch developed a document titled ‘Education for Change; A Ministerial Strategic Plan’ (MSP) (2018-2023).
