Education remains my administration’s priority, says Kano gov

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Wednesday assured the people of the state of his administration’s efforts towards the revival of the education sector.

The governor gave the assurance in his remarks when he paid an unscheduled visit to the New Girls Science and Technical College, Kofar Nasarawa, Kano.

“We are very serious in tackling the decay in the state’s education sector. We mean business and we remain focused in our efforts to solve the problem.

“Our number one priority is education; our second priority is education and our third priority is also education, before any other sector.

“My administration had embarked on many programmes under the recently declared state of emergency on education to address the decay in the sector,” Yusuf stated.

The governor listed such initiatives to include the construction, rehabilitation and renovation of classroom blocks, provision of furniture, teaching materials and employment of new teachers.

He, however, expressed his disappointment at what he observed at the school formerly known as the Governor’s College, noting that, “I am sad and disappointed at the decay in this school; no teaching materials, no furniture and virtually no teachers.”

Furthermore, he lamented that former Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso’s administration under which he served, left the school fully-equipped and adequately staffed, but the succeeding administration neglected it and left it dilapidated.

Yusuf, however, assured members of staff and students of the college that the state government would provide the needed staff, teaching materials, furniture and other facilities to promote quality education.