By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna
Member Representing Zaria City Constituency and Chairman Kaduna state House of Assembly Committee on Education, Honourable Mahmud LawaI lsma’ila , have called on Federal government education institutions in the country to emulate the efforts of National open University of Nigeria, NOUN in providing quality and basic education in the country.
He made this at the weekend while commissioning the Three Building of Class rooms, build by the Vice Chancellor of National open university of Nigeria, Professor Olufemi Peters in Kaduna.
Adding that Kaduna state government will continue to give Education sector must priority attention been education is the bedrock of any meaningful development.
He maintained that, as the Kaduna state Governor came to power he reduce School Fees in public schools the state, he also built additional Class Rooms and built new ones across the state, apart from Security the Governor take education as most important.
Honourable Mahmud LawaI,explained that Education is everyone responsibility that need all hands to be on deck,”we don’t have to really on Government alone to take all the tasks, government alone cannot do all,hence the need for others to emulate this kind of gesture by assisting and supporting the government through buildings more additional schools across the state.
Also Speaking the Vice Chancellor Professor Olufemi Peters, Represented by Professor lsaac Sammani Butswat,said this follow the need to add additional class rooms in our NOUN Staff School,Primary and Junior Secondary school,for the Pupils to have conducive environment for learning.
Professor Butswat maintained that “Out of our budget we fill to support by building additional class rooms in order to enhanced basic education in our institution for the benefit of children and host communities.
“This building today that we are commissioning now, l hope the Schools will use it for teaching up our children and neighbouring communities.
Speaking the Director Centre for human Resources development, CHRD Dr, Aminu Umar, said today we’re commissioning three Class rooms that was built by National Open University for the Staff School, without single Kobo either from Kaduna state government or individuals.
He Maintained that the schools was known for teaching Science based subjects and modern technologies in order the pupils to be up to date. we’re doing this to compliment the efforts of Kaduna state government which commenced the building and rehabilitation of existing ones.
I, want to use this Medium to Commensurates with the Kaduna state government over what happened for the tragic incident for the abduction of Primary school pupils in Kuriga,this is an deliberate effort to stop education in Northern Nigeria, calling on the security agencies to double their efforts towards ensuring safe return of this children, he added,highlight of the event was commissioning of the project
