The All Nigerian Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPS) has honoured Governor Ahmed Aliyu with the Best Performing Governor Award’, in recognition of his sterling contributions to the development of education in Sokoto State.
The state chairman of the association, Muhammed Ikililu, dropped this hint when he led other members of ANCOPSS on a Sallah homage to Governor Ahmed Aliyu.
A statement yesterday by the press secretary to the Sokoto State Governor, Abubakar Bawa, said the decision by ANCOPSS to confer the governor with the Best Performing Governor Award was in recognition of his outstanding performance in the education sector among his peers.
Malam Ikililu highlighted some of the tangible achievements recorded by Governor Aliyu to include the renovation of many secondary and primary schools in the state.
He said prior to the coming of the Ahmed Aliyu-led administration, all secondary schools in the state were in a state of disrepair, lacking conducive classrooms, staff rooms, toilet facilities for both teachers and students as well as general conducive learning environment.
“This lack of toilet facilities in schools had contributed significantly to the low attendance of female students in schools,” Iklilu added.
He also commended the governor for introducing N200,000 monthly cash allocation to all the principals to enable them undetake minor repairs in their schools.
The chairman further thanked the governor for reviewing upward the students’ feeding allowance from N150 to N450 per student.
This gesture, he noted, has helped greatly to make students stay in schools.
According to him, these efforts made by Governor Aliyu had significantly improved the students’ turn out and retention in schools.
Governor Aliyu also received the management of the State Universal Basic Education Board under its chairman, Alhaji Ummaru Na Gwari Tambuwal.
The chairman lauded Gov. Aliyu’s recent renovation of some primary schools in the state, and the payment of N70,000 minimum wage to primary teachers across the state.
He declared, “Before you came, many of our teachers were denied their promotions, but that has since become history as all the teachers that are due for promotion have been promoted.”
He assured Gov. Aliyu of primary school teachers’ support at all times.
Responding, Gov. Aliyu called on ANCOPSS and SUBEB to reciprocate the gestures done to them by the present administration.
