Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has said the success or failure of his
administration should be gauged by what he will achieve in the education
sector in the state.
He vowed to turn around the fortunes of education in Sokoto for the benefit
of the future generation.
Speaking Tuesday at the inauguration of three committees that will
implement the policies enunciated in the documents announcing the
declaration of state of emergency in education in the state, Tambuwal said
the state is founded on ideals of education and the recent negative
statistics should not be allowed to continue.
The committees are state of emergency council, technical committee on state
of emergency and the school feeding committee.
“To say the least, the story of education sector in this state is that of
dilapidated school structures, inadequate schools and classrooms, lack of
teaching and learning materials, low morale of teachers and educational
administrators as well as lukewarm attitude of communities,” the Governor
said.
The committees, according to Tambuwal, will develop realistic work-plan and
budget based on sound technical managerial expertise, monitor
implementation of approved plans with due diligence and efficiency and also
develop modalities for rationalising, upgrading and streamlining education
sector infrastructure, manpower and community development.
While the Governor heads the emergency council, Professor Risqua Arabu
Shehu will head the technical committee. Alhaji Mainassara Ahmed, the
Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education
will chair the school feeding committee.
The committees were given six weeks to present interim reports.