ACF Hails Gov. Yusuf’s declaration of state of emergency on Education
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has described the declaration of state of emergency on education in Kano as unique transformation agenda that will restore lost glory in Northern region.
Chairman, ACF Board of Trustees, Alh. Bashir Dalhatu gave the accolade during the Kano State Education Recovery Conference tagged at reposition and navigate the ailing sector towards path of excellence.
Alh. Dalhatu explained that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s bold step to rejuvenate decades of total neglect of public schools through the state of emergency should be emulated by Northern governments to resharp the fortune of future generation in the region.
The former Minister of Power and Steel had expressed worried over the near collapse of infrastructure and learning poverty in public schools in the Northern Nigeria, attributed the failure to succecive administration.
While expressing satisfaction on the renewed strategy of Governor Yusuf to making education accessible to all school age children in Kano, appealed for special attention to out of school children.
The menace of out of school children would continue to grow in Northern Nigeria until those entrusted with governance and responsibility refrain from play the ostrich game.
Alh. Dalhatu regretted that over 1 million children continued to roaming around without baisc education in the North on daily basis because “those that can afford to take care of the situation are the highest producers of children “.
He applauded Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf for taking a bold step to declare state of emergency in the education system, urged other Northern governors to nurture similar framework to rescue the ailing sector.
Governor Yusuf revealed that he inherited a near collapse of education system with dilapidated classroom blocks, a worrisome trend living thousands of pupils sitting on bear floor and under the trees to receiving lessons.
Gov. Yusuf emphasized the intention of the national education recovery conference was invoked to reposition and navigate path to education excellence, the move that necessitated declaration of state of emergency in the sector.
While building new reforms to reposition the foundation and build quality public education for all, Governor Yusuf said his administration has voted about 30 percent budgetary allocation on education in the 2024 fiscal year.
Besides, the Governor said his administration has equally invested over N4 billion on rehabilitation and construction of new classrooms. He appealed for collaboration of development partners, and Federal Government to restore hope in the sector.
