By Balarabe Abdullahi Kiru
Kano State Government has reiterated its willingness to strengthen good working relationship with Non-Governmental Organisations to achieve sustainable development in the education sector. Commissioner for Education Alhaji Umar Haruna Doguwa gave the assurance while receiving representatives of Partnership For Learning For All in Nigeria (PLANE) on a co visit .
Umar Haruna Doguwa said there is no better time to work with any organisation or individual willing to assist towards reviving education than now as the administration of Abba Kabir Yusuf is initiating new policies and programmes aimed at creating conducive teaching and learning environment statewide.
” This is the best time to come together and work as a team he stressed.He maintained that the administration of Abba Kabir Yusuf has embarked on so many programmes that are geared towards overhauling the entire system of education with a view to achieving conducive teaching and learning atmosphere.
” We have repaired about 70 Schools Buses for Girls Child Initiative, we also distributed learning and teaching materials to Primary and Post Primary Schools and also commenced renovation of schools and provision of furniture all in our resolve to ensure Kano continue to set the pace while others follow ” he disclosed.
He added that the incumbent administration of Abba Kabir Yusuf inherited dilapidated schools with few or no furniture , a situation he described as pathetic and needs to be addressed.
According to Doguwa, out of the 5.2 million students in the state, about 4.5 million of them are sitting on bare floor and government needs at least of N60 billion to provide the furniture.
The Commissioner, however stated that issue of teacher training has become another nightmare for the administration, stressing that plans are under ways to collaborate with National Teachers Institute Kaduna to train 1000 teachers from Kano.
” As I am talking to you now, Kano State Government has sponsored 105 technical teachers for 3-week intensive training programme at Kaduna as part of its commitment to improve the teaching Profession ” he revealed.
Doguwa further called on the team to fully come to the aid of the ministry in areas of teacher training programme and schools construction and renovation as government in view of numerous demands from the generality would do it singlehandedly .
Earlier, the team leader Dr. Mika’ilu Ibrahim said they were at the office to discuss on areas of bilateral relations with ministry and see how they could help in promoting the field statewide.
Dr. Mika’lu announced that Partnership For Learning For All in Nigeria (PLANE) is an education project funded by Foreign Common Wealth Development Office (FCDO) to bring positive changes on education in Nigeria and Kano State remains one of the leading beneficiaries of such interventions.
” I want to assure you that PLANE will continue to work with Kano State Government on areas of teacher training programmes and other educational development projects to achieve better results ” he pledged.
