Bauchi Urges Journalists To Support AGILE Project

The Bauchi State government has renewed its commitment towards revamping the girl-child education system across the state.

The state commissioner for education Dr. Jamila Mohammed Dahiru made the assertion during a Bi-Annual Media-Round Table Meeting, organised by Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) held at Sulgard Majesty Hotel Bauchi yesterday.

Dahiru, who is also the chairperson of the project, indicated the state government’s interest in continuing to provide an enabling ground for girls’ child education in rural communities.

Represented by the permanent secretary in the ministry, Alhaji Aliyu Babayo Gamawa, she promised to ensure effective teaching and learning across public schools, to produce an egalitarian society.

In his remarks, the state project coordinator of the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment, Alhaji Ali Sule Gar, said the AGILE project components in the state have adopted a comprehensive approach to achieving significant milestones in improving girls’ education.

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Also speaking, the AGILE’s communication officer in the state Halima Ibrahim Dimis, remarked that the objective of the meeting is to harvest the ideas of promoting adolescent girl child education in the state.

Speaking on the role of media in promoting adolescent girl child education, the Head of Corporate Affairs Unit of the Bauchi Radio Corporation Alhaji Umar Muhammad Shira, described the AGILE projects in the state as a welcome development in addressing the challenges encountered in the girl education system.

He enjoined media professionals as stakeholders to avoid sensational, blackmailing, biased, and selective reportage and ensure sound editorial judgement in their outlet services by covering the seven critical issues concerning the AGILE activities to the people.