Guest speaker, a scholar, Faculty of Law at the University of Ilorin, Prof. Abdulrazaq Alaro, noted that a lack of compliance with the 6-3-3-4 education system had fostered underage admissions in the country.

“The policy that we have adopted as a nation is 6-3-3-4, but the irony of this issue is that many parents think a child doesn’t have to remain until the end of the sixth year, which itself is a violation of our educational policy.

“We are appealing to parents that it is not how fast you move but how effective your movement is, and the idea of wanting your child to be at university at the age of 16,” he added.

The Chief Imam of Daaru Na’im Central Mosque, Sheikh Imran Abdulmajeed Eleha, also cautioned parents to stop allowing their children to skip primary six, emphasising that faith-based institutions should instil this belief in their students.

“In Islamic faith, our standard is to understand the Quran, and it is important that faith-based schools set the standard right for their students,” he said.

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