Sultan of Sokoto指出尼日利亚失学儿童问题背后的贫穷, 不是精英, Sultan of Sokoto says poverty, not elites, behind Nigeria's out-of-school children issue.

索科托苏丹人Mohammad Sa'ad Abubakar III否认北部精英是尼日利亚大量失学儿童的幕后黑手。 The Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, denied that northern elites are behind the high number of out-of-school children in Nigeria. 在包奇的一次会议上,他说,贫穷与对教育价值缺乏了解是真正的问题。 At a Bauchi conference, he said poverty and a lack of understanding about education's value are the real issues. 他强调伊斯兰教支持教育,特别是女孩的教育,并呼吁各国政府提供免费义务教育,以帮助家庭负担教育费用。 He emphasized that Islam supports education, especially for girls, and called for governments to provide free and compulsory schooling to help families afford it.