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Transforming Education in Jigawa State: Governor Umar Namadi’s Bold Initiatives and Vision
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Isah Ibrahim Garba madamuwa@yahoo.com
Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has embarked on a transformative journey to elevate the state’s educational system in his first year stewardship. His administration’s comprehensive strategy focuses on increasing the number of qualified teachers, optimizing the distribution of educational resources, and prioritizing education in the state budget. The initiatives highlight Governor Namadi’s dedication to educational development in Jigawa State.
The administration has employed 3,126 teachers specifically for basic schools. This significant increase aims to address the teacher-student ratio, ensuring that every child receives adequate attention and a quality education from the foundational level. Also in a bid to further strengthen the basic education sector, 1,100 J-Teach graduates have been recruited. These individuals, trained under the Jigawa State Teaching Program, are equipped with modern teaching methodologies and are poised to bring fresh perspectives and energy to the classroom.
Furthermore, recognizing the importance of academic excellence, Governor Namadi’s administration has employed 143 first-class graduates of Jigawa State origin. These top-tier graduates will bring their expertise and commitment to the teaching profession, inspiring students and raising the overall educational standards in the state. In an effort to balance the teacher distribution, 2,200 teachers have been redeployed from basic schools to higher schools. This strategic move ensures that secondary schools are also well-staffed with qualified educators, thereby improving the quality of education at all levels.
To cater to the state’s growing student population, 76 additional teachers have been hired for mega schools to enhance and maintain a high standard of education.
The combined efforts of hiring new teachers and redeploying existing ones have resulted in nearly a 60% increase in the teaching workforce in Jigawa State. This remarkable growth is expected to have a profound impact on the quality of education, decongestion of class Rooms, and allowing for more individualized instruction and support for students.
Governor Namadi’s commitment to education is further demonstrated by the allocation of 30% of the state’s 2024 budget to the education sector. This is significantly above the global standard recommended by UNESCO, which suggests that 15-20% of national budgets should be allocated to education. By dedicating such a substantial portion of the budget to education, the Governor underscores the importance of education as a catalyst for development and progress in Jigawa State.
Governor Umar Namadi’s multifaceted approach to improving education in Jigawa State reflects a deep understanding of the critical role that education plays in societal development. Through the strategic employment and redeployment of teachers, alongside a substantial financial commitment, Governor Namadi is laying a strong foundation for the future of Jigawa State’s educational system. These efforts are expected to yield significant improvements in educational outcomes, preparing the youth of Jigawa State to contribute meaningfully to the state’s and the nation’s growth.
In this ambitious endeavor, the efforts of key stakeholders cannot go unnoticed. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr. Isa Yusuf Chamo, and the Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) have been instrumental in driving these initiatives. Their dedication and hard work, alongside the team formed by His Excellency, have been pivotal in the successful implementation of these educational reforms. Their commitment to the Governor’s vision has been crucial in making these transformative changes a reality
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Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and his disloyal Commissioners
As a matter of urgency, the Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf should be on top of his government. It is his responsibility to take charge, Kano voters only voted for him with enough votes, not his cabinet members, Chief of Staff, or the rest of his appointees as most of them are inexperienced persons.
Before I go further I want to congratulate you for approving a huge amount of money for the purchase of fertilizer for this year’s rainy season farming and another billions of naira for the renovation of classrooms across the 44 Local Government areas of Kano State.
To be frank with Your Excellency, with the kind of government officials working under you this money earmarked will end up in the pockets and accounts of politicians. Yes in the pocket of your party members who are members of the Community Reorientation Committee (CRC), which is responsible for executing the projects.
We have seen what happened recently with the empowerment funds shared to the street hawkers, and the issue of diverting palliatives, you, self-directed the arrest of the suspects, and we are yet to hear about the investigation and the actions you took against them. Even though there are speculations that one of the engine rooms of your government who used to be a comrade at one of the Nigerian Universities spearheaded the I’ll action. God forbid.
Another issue that makes me sharpen my pen this time, is the pathetic issue of one sick baby who Governor Yusuf pledged to take abroad for the needed treatment but up to date the promise has not been fulfilled
The mother of the patient who spoke on a video clip said that, when Abba Kabir visited them as a new governor in one of the Kano hospitals, one company had already promised to sponsor their traveling abroad for medication but the governor, said the duty of his government to do that, but up-to-date no action is taken. They no longer have money to even attend the local hospital talkless of buying the necessary drugs plus the regular oxygen the patient used daily as a means for survival.
The woman added that she has been going up and down to the Kano State Ministry of Health, but the Commissioner of that Ministry keeps deceiving them.
I want to use this opportunity to call the attention of Abba Yusuf to be on top of all his government affairs by reshaping his Cabinet with those he can control and give directives. I suggest to him to appoint capable youth to his government before it is too late.
“A word is enough for a wise”
Abba Hamisu Sani is the National Coordinator Society for Patriotic Journalism.
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Unveiling the Complexities Behind Kano’s Emirate Tussle-Abdullahi Dahiru
Dr.Abdullahi Dahiru
Many people reduce the current Emirate tussle in Kano to a ‘selfish’ fight between Muhammad Sanusi II and Aminu Ado Bayero over the throne of Kano Emirate. They think the matter should not be given and importance by the government since the Emirs have no constitutional power and no roles specified in the constitution.
But the imbroglio is far more than that. When Ganduje decided to depose Muhammad Sanusi I I, he did other things that were inimical to the sarauta system that made the return of Sanusi II very much easy and desirable.
Ganduje decided to balkanize the Kano Emirate into five bew distinct entities. He then took a map and decided to allocate each Emirate some local government areas as districts without looking at history or and cogent consideration. Part of the problem he created was posting of the four Kano kingmakers out of the Kano Emirate to the new ones he created and hence becoming subservient to the new Emirs. Traditionally, the kingmakers are next in importance to the Emir. The kingmakers defied their new postings and the new Emirs expelled them and remove some of them from being district heads of ancestral homes in Dambatta, Wudil and Dawakin Tofa. There were other important district heads that did not pay allegience to the new Emirs and were also expelled from their districts.
After expulsion of the Madaki from Dawakin Tofa, one of Ganduje’s relation was appointed as the district head. Many important APC stalwarts were appointed as title holders in the new Emirates like Alhassan Ado Doguwa and Musa Iliyasu Kwankwaso. The new Emirates came with appointment of new title holders, district heads and recruitment of several palace officials. The new Emirate law allocated right to be appointed as Emirs to certain families excluding others that were equally heirs in some of the new Emirates. The budget to maintain the five Emirate increased significantly.
The government decided to construct new township roads in the headquarters of the new Emirates and elevated the ststus of General Hospitals there to specialist hospitals to show that the creation of the Emirates has brought development to the rural areas. But the specialists hospitals were there only in name because there was no single specialist working there. Government could have brought the same development without creation of the new Emirates.
The APC government campaigned that voting it into power will make the new Emirates survive but that didn’t help the party as it lost election in the headquarters of most of the Emirates.
The repeal of the law that balkanized the Kano Emirare that made it possible for Ganduje to depose Sanusi II was not only about returning Sanusi but redressing many anomalies that emanated from Ganduje’s previous Emirate laws. Since the repeal of the law and return of Sanusi II to the throne many district heads and the Kano kingmakers have returned to the leadership of their ancestral towns that were hitherto usurped from them.
Some people are complaining that Kano people are fighting over a throne that has no value. But are people really fighting in Kano? I don’t think so. People are going about their normal businesses. Nobody was beaten or injured since the imbroglio started. It is only legal tussles that are on going and the courts will decide on all petitions over time.
The sarauta system in Kano is about the people, their culture and history. There are people that considers it important even when many think it is just relics of the past. Those that are not interested in the institution should stop whining and leave the interested parties to persue what they consider important legally.
Abdullahi Dahiru Writes from Kano
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