New SUBEB Boss Vows to Reform Primary Education in Katsina

Francis Sardauna in Katsina

The newly appointed Executive Chairman of the Katsina State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Kabir Magaji, has vowed to reform primary education for the betterment of over two million pupils in the state.

Magaji, who made the pledge when he assumed office on Monday, said a solid foundation would be laid for the growth and development of basic education across the state.

He observed that there were multiple challenges confronting basic education in Nigeria, hence his plans to rejuvenate and resuscitate basic education in the state to enable the two million pupils get improved education.

According to the new SUBEB chairman, if primary education is adequately transformed in the state, secondary and tertiary education would be easily developed and enhanced by the government.

Magaji said: “So, I will work with all staff of the board, ranging from the management staff to messengers, in order to revamp basic education in Katsina State because primary education is the backbone of any educational development.

“Therefore, I am calling on all staff of the board, including the executive secretary of the board, our 34 education secretaries, teachers, messengers and even cleaners of this board to support me in order to revamp basic education in Katsina.”

The Executive Secretary of the Board, Dr. Isah Idris Zakari, while handing over the mantle of leadership to the new chairman, said the staff of the board would accord him the needed support and cooperation to actualize his plans.

He added that the staff of the board were ever ready to support the new chairman in his quest to reposition primary education for the betterment of over two million pupils in the state.