Kaduna State Commissioner for Education, Professor Muhammad Sani Bello, has said that as part of efforts to improve the quality of education, the state government has recruited 7,900 teachers under the present administration of Governor Uba Sani.
In addition, he said 15,000 teachers were promoted, and over 100,000 teachers have undergone training and retraining to enhance teaching and learning.
He noted that no teacher has been sacked, saying teachers even in frontline areas are given adequate attention.
Speaking during a quarterly ministerial press briefing organised by the office of the Principal Private Secretary for ministries and agencies at Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House, Kaduna, the Commissioner maintained that all programmes and policies of the present administration were carried out in line with the governor’s campaign promises.
He pointed out that the administration has constructed more schools and additional classrooms, as well as improved the quality of both learners and teachers since he assumed office.
‘’At the basic education level under SUBEB, more than 600 classrooms have been constructed since the beginning of this administration, and quite a number are being renovated. The era of having students studying in an environment that is not conducive for learning has been averted,’’ he said.
According to him, 62 new secondary schools have been built under the AGILE project, promising that 50 new ones will be constructed before the second anniversary of this administration.
Professor Bello further disclosed that the six science secondary schools that are funded by the Islamic Development Bank are now up and running.
‘’That project started 16 years ago, but it was stalled and abandoned. It is this administration that completed the school, and more than 2,000 students have been enrolled in those schools, which are pure science schools,’’ he recalled.
He argued that the policies of the present administration have manifested in good learning outcomes, as can be attested to by the results of national examinations conducted by WAEC, NECO, and NABTEB.
Professor Bello disclosed that the percentage of students who passed with five credits in those examinations before the coming of this administration was 54%, adding that the percentage is now 67%.
The Commissioner further recalled that Governor Uba Sani’s commitment to education was evident in his first Executive Order, which reduced tuition fees in all state-owned tertiary institutions by 40%.
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