By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –
The lawmaker representing Marte, Nganzai and Monguno Federal Constituency, Hon. Mohammed Tahir Monguno has commended Governor Babagana Zulum over his strategic and transformational developmental projects.
Hon. Monguno, who gave the commendation on Monday while speaking with journalists in Monguno LGA of the state.
The lawmaker assured the people of his constituency that he would make concerted efforts to bring more federal government projects to Monguno in other to complement the efforts of the state government.
He also said that measures will be taken to ensure adequate provision of security to protect lives and property as well as their farmlands in the area as government resettlement and livelihoods support have really improved socio economic activities in the area.
Also, The Executive Secretary of Borno State Education Trust Fund (BSETFund), Hon. Maina Yaumi said,” His Excellency, Governor Babagana Zulum having seen the importance of education. For any society to develop its potentials fully, education must be socio economically, harnessed”.
“Education is a bedrock for any development. That is why the governor decided to take the bull by the horn to improve on the quality and standard of education in the state with the constitution of Primary Schools Enrollment Committee headed by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Professor Hussaini Marte Isa and Hon. Maina Yaumi as the Executive Secretary. We started the exercise last year with the registration and enrollment of orphans “.
“Today we are registering out of school age children, drop outs, the poor, less privileged, the deceased and physically challenged. The Governor mandated us to come to Monguno to register the children last year and today we are here to continue profile the school age Children from 6/7 years to 13 /14 years.
“The governor had emphasized that we should register those that have not enter school or never enrolled in school today from Monguno, Marte, Kukawa and Guzamala LGAs. Tomorrow we will be registering those that come from other LGAs.
“Now in Monguno, all the children that have not enter school at whole ranging from 6/7 years to 13/14 years. And the governor, so willingly said the exercise will continue tomorrow. That is the enrollment will continue. This exercise is ongoing. The governor physically supervised the exercise and is being accompanied by both national and state assembly members and top government functionaries that are participating in the exercise”, he said.
On his part, The State Commissioner of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RRR) who is also the Deputy Chairman of the high powered state committee in resettlement of IDPs, Engineer Mustapha Gubio said, “the governor thought it wise for him to have purposely and physically initiate this exercise for out of school children and.supervise it.”
“As you can see , Monguno is a host Community for other LGAs in the north. Today, I have registered more than 1000, both males and females, both new and old ones. Our people are willing to send their children to school without any encouragement.
“They are always willing and there is no any challenge so far experienced . With the security improvement, I thank the governor for taking up the challenge to ensure these children that are out of street and enrolled into school to learn.
“The governor has provided all what is needed for the children to be going to school”, Gubio said..
While State Commissioner for Local Government & Emirate Affairs who also supervised IDPs children from Guzamala LGA, Hon. Sungun Mai Mele, said “as a representative of Guzamala, I always ensure that everything is going on smoothly to capture children of the deceased, children completely out of school and the less privileged from the school age of 7-13 years by registering and capturing them for enrollment”.
” The registration is for primary school enrollment between the ages of 7 and 13 years for while 13/14 years for the junior secondary and senior secondary school. This is continuous. The registration is in sections of males and females”.
Similarly, The Borno State House of Assembly (BOSHA) member representing Marte LGC State Constituency, Hon. Mohammed Gambomi said, ” I am very happy to be here today and thank the governor for taking this step to see that these out of children are being enrolled into school.”
“With the enrollment, most of the social vices will be reduced drastically if not eradicated completely. This will encourage the children to have a good home and developed society,” Gambomi said.
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