Kebbi Govt Distributes N2.7 billion Educational Materials To Schools, Recruits 2,000 Teachers
From Ayodele Ajoge, Birnin-Kebbi
Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi has inaugurated the distribution of learnging materials, vehicles and motorcycles worth N2.7 billion to schools in the state.
The Governor disclosed this while inaugurating the distribution committee on learning materials distribution exercise, as he listed the items to include two million copies of literacy and exercise books, computers, vehicles, motorcycles, among others.
“Kebbi is not only an agrarian state, it’s also an education state, in Kebbi, we offer free education. Today, we are witnessing distribution of books to schools,” he said.
He said further that, state government had renovated and furnished over 2,000 schools, and constructed mega schools in each of the four emirate councils, while N2 billion has been expended to settle registration fees for indigent students.
He said that his administration also recruited 2,000 qualified teachers and approved extension of years of service for teachers.
“Extension of years of service for teachers from 35 to 40 years in Nigeria was my own pet-project.
“Before I was elected NUT president, that was the actual plight of teachers then, and I have raised and pursued it to the later, I am happy today it has come to reality and fruiton.” he said.
He, however, lamented that some of his counterparts didn’t domesticate the Extension of Years of Service for Teachers Bill in their respective states.
The governor said that his administration had deployed senior educationists within professorial ranks, to manage Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs), to raise standards in the sector.
The executive chairman, Kebbi State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Prof. Suleiman Khalid-Jega, lauded the governor’s investment in education.
He said the state government had constructed over 1,000 classrooms, drilled boreholes, provided furniture, hardware and software to the schools, to revolutionise the education sector.
Mr Khalid-Jega said the government also allocated N200,000 to each of the School Based Management Committees (SBMCs), trained 18,681 teachers and administrators.
“This is a clear indication that our teacher-governor is making judicious use of the state resources by positively investing in the education of our future leaders.”
