Yobe children will get qualitative education under me-Gov. Buni

Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has assured that his administration is committed to providing qualitative education that will help children in the state to develop achievement motivation early in life.

The governor spoke at the Government House in Damaturu at the weekend while receiving the report of the Technical Committee on the Revitalization of Basic and Secondary Education headed by Prof. Mala Daura.

Buni said a task force comprising relevant agencies would be constituted for the immediate implementation of the committee’s report for the state’s education sector to make progress.

“Given the fierce urgency of the tasks at hand, we have no time to waste. We need to have schools that equip our children from the earliest ages with the skills they need to succeed in today’s very competitive world. We need to have an education system that could unleash our children’s power of imagination and give them the capacity to be who they want to be in their lives.

“There are so many children in many communities across the state who wake up every day thinking and dreaming to become doctors, and engineers, and nurses, and teachers and architects. There are so many of them who dream big dreams but who always wonder whether it is possible at all to make those dreams a reality”, he said.

According to Buni, his administration believes that the provision of a qualitative education, especially at the basic and secondary levels, is pivotal to the actualization of building great futures for children in the state.

This, he said, was what informed his administration’s decision to implement the recommendations of interim report that the technical committee submitted earlier, including the decision to appoint a teachers’ auditing committee, and the establishment of professional teacher training centre, among others.

“Some of you may recall that from the interim report earlier submitted by the education technical committee, I have approved the appointment of Teacher Auditing and Verification Committees, the establishment of Science, Engineering and Mathematics schools in Damaturu, Nguru and Potiskum towns, and I have also approved the establishment of a professional teacher training centre to be located in Damaturu to improve the capacity and professional development of teachers and school administrators. As a result, about 2,200 teachers have received additional training so far”, he said.

Governor Buni emphasized that “this is Yobe’s best chance to retrofit its education sector and make it a top priority. This is our chance to turn the tide. After so many attempts in the past, this is our opportunity to give our education sector the highest priority it deserves and provide access to the best possible education for our children.”, he said.