Determined to fully and impressively implement the state policy on free and compulsory primary and secondary schools education with integration of Almajiri schools system, governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state flags-off another Phase with N800 Million as intervention for the renovation of dilapidated schools structures across the 44 local governments in the state.
After receiving the report of the earlier phase of the programme, which he expressed his full satisfaction over the exercise, that N880 Million was expended, from the State Chairman of Community Promotion Council, Abdullahi Ya’u ‘Yanshana, at Coronation Hall, Government House, Kano, Tuesday. He commended the Council’s relentless effort.
On why the state achieves such a giant stride in the education, as obtained in other sectors, governor Ganduje disclosed that, “Education is our first priority. That is why we are not relenting in our effort in this area.
We are up and doing in our observance of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) policy of counterpart funding UBEC and the State Basic Education Board (SUBEB). We paid 100 percent in 2015, since we came to power, so also in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 up to 2020, we gave out our counterpart funding 100 percent.
So also in 2021 we paid some part of it. That is why UBEC has been able to pay us their own counterpart funding. That is why we are able to do what we are doing now and what we did before.
In his remarks the Executive Chairman of SUBEB, Dr Danlami Hayyo reveals some of the feats achieved by Ganduje administration, which included “Construction of 1,396 classes from 2015 with the sum of over N8.2 Billion, construction of compartment toilets 356,
fencing of 25 schools to avoid encroachment for over N200 Million, construction of 116 boreholes, renovation of 589 with over N1 Billion and 90,809 chairs worth over N2.5 Billion.”
Concluded that, “Before, our enrollment of school pupils was 1.5 Million and after the declaration and implementation of free and compulsory education we have over 4 Million. We have staff strength of over 70,000 and our salary runs up to over N3 Billion as salary for our teachers monthly.”
