By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved N1 billion for the training of basic-level teachers across the 27 local government areas of the state.
He announced the approval on Tuesday while inaugurating the newly appointed 27 local government council education secretaries who will administer the affairs of primary education in their respective LGAs.
The governor noted that over 1,000 teachers who have O-Level certificates as their highest qualification will undergo additional training that would allow them to attain minimum teaching qualifications.
Borno State Governor, Babagana ZulumAccording to him, the training would cover teachers who do not have teaching qualifications but were found to be trainable based on the record of the competency test conducted.
Zulum added that his administration in 2019, when sworn in, embarked on rebuilding the devastated school infrastructures to provide enhanced learning outcomes which he said has resulted in dropping the number of out-of-school children to eight hundred thousand from over two million.
The governor charged the newly appointed education secretaries to live up to expectations and warned that anyone found to be under performing would be replaced.
“I must emphasise that with great privilege comes great responsibility. Therefore, I have directed the Honorable Commissioner for Education to furnish me with quarterly reports on the performance of each education secretary. Those failing to meet expectations will be replaced,” Zulum said.
… Gov distributes 58 Hilux pick-up trucks, Volkswagen Golf 3 wagons
Meanwhile, Zulum, after inaugurating the education secretaries, distributed 58 utility vehicles, each receiving one Toyota Hilux double-cabin 4-wheel-drive pickup vehicle and one Volkswagen Golf 3 wagons as official utility vehicles for their supervisors and coordinators of primary schools across their localities.
The governor noted that the utility vehicles were meant to enhance mobility while warning that they should only be used for official purposes and be operated by authorised drivers.
Delivering his remarks, the State Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Engr Lawan Abba Wakilbe, said that the ministry will endeavor to select competent and qualified people to man the affairs of the primary schools and utility vehicles with a view to properly and adequately supervise and coordinate the activities and other roles of the LGCs education secretary while advertisement was placed in December, and about 126 individuals applied.
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