Kano State Students comprising Umar Shehu Umar and Maryam Jibrin from Dawakin Tofa Science Secondary School and Al’Iman College Kano have emerged winners of North West Zonal Competition organized by All Nigeria Conference for Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS) held in Katsina State.
Umar Shehu Umar won the 1st position in Essay writing for Senior Secondary Schools while Maryam Jibrin emerged 3rd in Quiz respectively.
The North West Zonal competition was part of activities performed by the outfit during its Annual Mandatory Continuing Professional Training Programme (MCPT), tagged Katsina 2023 which comprise Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi and Sokoto states.
The winners are expected to represent Kano State and North West Zone at the National Quiz and Essay writing competition to be held in Abuja.
Receiving the winners in his office, the state commissioner of education Alhaji Umar Haruna Doguwa acknowledged with appreciation the wonderful performance of the students, adding that the development is a clear testimony of the present administration’s effort in transforming the education sector.
Alhaji Umar Doguwa maintained that in ensuring the quality of education Kano State Government directed even the private schools to review their records of academic activities so as to operate within the context of its policies and programmes aimed at improving performance.
He charged staffers of the ministry and parastatals to work collectively so as to complement Government’s designed agenda.
He contended that the main duty of any civil servant is to support and promote government policies and programmes aimed at improving the wellbeing of all vowing not to diviate in that respect.
Introducing the winners before the Commissioner, the Executive Secretary Kano State Senior Secondary Schools Management Board (KSSSMB) Dr. Kabiru Ado Zakirai explained that the students were given intensive training before the competition which yielded positive result.
He thanked the outfit for its tireless logistic and financial aid which he described as the secret behind the victory.
