By Ibrahim Ado Sabari
In his efforts to ensure the restoration of Academic Excellence across the Science and Technical Colleges under the board as he pledged in his Inaugural address, the Newly Appointed Executive Secretary of Science and Technical Schools Board, Dr Dahiru Muhammad Sale has today paid an unscheduled visit to Girls Science and Technical College, Karaye.
Dr Dahiru Muhammad Sale reiterated that the present administration under Engr Abba Kabir Yusuf has attached high premium to excelling in provision of Science and Technical Education with a view to fulfilling the manpower need of the state and country at large in the science and technology sector.
The Executive Secretary who lamented on the high level of dilipidation of some schools buildings he witnessed, inadequacy of laboratories equipments despite the proposal presented by the schools authority to the immediate past administration, as well as the huge scraps found in the college.
Other problems identified in the college by him was the occurrence of flood In some areas during the rainy season because of the existence of large hole near some classrooms block as well as the breaking down of generator and grinding machine of the college.
He therefore directed the school authority to forward the comprehensive proposal of their needs for immediate action, he added that the present dispensation since its inception to date has been up and doing to address such kind of challenges, he then cited the ongoing renovation and provision of school chairs in various schools at basic and post basic level as one of the testimony of the commitments of the administration in that direction.
On the scraps he found in the school, Dr Dahiru said the items were still considered as the government property they must be evaluated in case of their evacuation they must be in judicial manner subjected to approval of the board in line with the government financial regulations and called on other School Administrators of the Board to also comply With the directive.
In his speaking, the School Director of Karaye Girls Science and Technical College, Malam Ado Kassim described the visit as timely and historic as his school being the first port of call of the Executive Secretary after his appointment and he assured that he and all other School Administrators would give all necessary co-operation to the vision of the Engr Abba Kabir Yusuf of transforming the education sector especially within their domain.
The Executive Secretary was accompanied in the visit with the Director Admin and General Services, Director Educational Support Services, Director Planning Research and Statistics, Director Consultancy Services, Alhaji Mahdi Hassan, Malam Salisu Auwal, Malam Nasiru Yahuza, Malam Umar Shehu respectively and the Training Officer in the board Malam Gambo Ali.
