Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, disclosed that his administration has distributed 1,482,816 instructional materials to schools and trained over 26,000 teachers.
The governor said 2,000 qualified teachers have been recruited and are awaiting deployment to the newly constructed schools to ensure effective teaching and learning.
Sani added that his administration has built 62 new secondary schools, comprising 39 Junior and 23 Senior Secondary Schools, across the three senatorial zones to cater to the growing educational needs of the state.
The governor who made this known while declaring open the Reaching Out-of-School Children (ROOSC) Start Up Workshop yesterday, listed what his administration has been doing to tackle out of school children problem.
He explained that the Kaduna State Government has identified access to quality education and the provision of infrastructure as key challenges in the education sector in the northern states of Nigeria.
Sani said the large number of out-of-school children, including those with disabilities, was a significant challenge to inclusive development.
The governor lamented that although ‘’our administration is making steady progress in improving access to education, infrastructure and quality of teaching. But the number of children who are out of school remains a major concern to us.’’
‘’We are determined to decisively tackle the problem on a larger scale and chart the path to a better future for our poor, vulnerable and underserved children,’’ he promised.
Sani added, ”Recognizing the continued demand for quality education, approval has been given for the construction of an additional 50 secondary schools across the state.
The procurement process for this ambitious project is currently in its advanced stages.
‘’Upon completion, these new schools are expected to enrol over 100,000 students, further solidifying Kaduna State’s commitment to providing inclusive and accessible education for all,’’ he said.
