{"id":60175,"date":"2017-11-14T16:35:12","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T15:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=60175"},"modified":"2017-11-14T16:35:23","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T15:35:23","slug":"sokoto-flags-off-nigerias-largest-school-enrollment-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/sokoto-flags-off-nigerias-largest-school-enrollment-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"*Sokoto flags off Nigeria\u2019s largest school enrollment drive*"},"content":{"rendered":"

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has flagged off Nigeria\u2019s largest school
\nenrolment drive which targets 1.4 million new intakes in the next one year.<\/p>\n

The event, which took place at Riji village in Rabah LGA, was also used to
\nofficially the launch the State cash transfer scheme, the Nigerian
\nPartnership for Education Project and the prototype early childhood
\ndevelopment centres (ECD).<\/p>\n

Riji village is the birthplace of former Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir
\nAhmadu Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the event, Tambuwal said his administration will continue to
\ninvest significant amount of time and resources in order to turn around the
\nfortunes of the education sector.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe enrollment drive is a high level advocacy mechanism which ensures that
\nall stakeholders partake in ensuring effective awareness and mobilization
\nof parents, guardians, communities, religious and traditional leaders as
\nwell as the school based management committees on the importance of
\nenrolling all school-age children into schools,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to him, the enrollment campaign will primarily concentrate on
\ncommunity level activities especially house to house campaigns.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be achieved through empowerment of SBMCs, Mothers\u2019 Associations
\n(SA), religious and traditional leaders and other stakeholders to conduct
\ncampaign in their communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey will, in addition, regularly track and monitor attendance of enrolled
\nchildren in their respective schools an communities as part of their
\noversight responsibilities,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

In his remarks, the state commissioner of basic and secondary education,
\nDr. Jabbi Kilgore, said even though the figure of 1.4 million new intakes
\ninto schools is ambitious, it is realizable because of government\u2019s target
\nof integrating 4000 Qur\u2019anic schools with existing school models and other
\nstrategies introduced.<\/p>\n

According to him, the planning and implementation process for the enrolment
\ndrive involves working with state legislators and religious leaders while
\npartnering with the media and at the same time collaborating with the
\nnational Population Commission for data of new births in various
\ncommunities.<\/p>\n

He said records from the 2016\/2017 enrolment drive has shown significant
\nreduction in out pf school children, 7.3 percent increment in pre-primary
\nand primary school children of which 4.4 percent were girls.<\/p>\n

In his goodwill message, UNICEF\u2019s acting chief of field office for Sokoto,
\nZamfara and Kebbi, Mr. Paul Mudzondo, said the event was unique and
\nhistoric in the sense that apart from campaign for enrolment, government
\nhas provided stipends to poor families to support enrolment and maintenance
\nof children, especially girls, in schools.<\/p>\n

\"Enrollment<\/a>

Enrollment 4: Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal in a group photograph with
four of the newly-enrolled children and other government officials at the
flag-off of Sokoto state school enrollment drive in Riji, Rabah LGA.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Enrollment<\/a>

Enrollment 3: Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal enrolling new intakes into
primary school at the flag-off of Sokoto state school enrollment drive in
Riji, Rabah LGA.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Enrollment<\/a>

Enrollment 2: Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal presenting a school bag to
young Sadiya Takahi after she was enrolled in school for the first time, at
the flag-off of Sokoto state school enrollment drive in Riji, Rabah LGA.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Enrollment<\/a>

Enrollment 1: Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal presenting a school bag to
young Safiyanu Adamu after he was enrolled in school for the first time, at
the flag-off of Sokoto state school enrollment drive in Riji, Rabah LGA.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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