Experts Harp on Quality Education at Bauchi Summit

Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi

Resource persons at the 2023 Bauchi State Education Summit have stressed the need for a strong partnership between the state Ministry of Education and development partners towards improving the standard of education in the state.

They also advocated for the establishment of State Education Trust Fund to ensure effective mobilisation of the required resources towards proper planning and implementation of actionable education development initiatives.

Some of them, including the Vice Chancellor Federal University Kashere Prof. Umaru Pate, and former Vice Chancellor, Federal University Gasua, Prof. Andrew Haruna, said Public Private Partnership (PPP) often contributed to the provision of access to quality education hence the need for the state government to key into the system.

They also suggested a strong collaboration among the state Ministry of Education, universities and polytechnics in areas of mentoring and vocational training to build the capacity of teachers and students.

Also speaking, the representative of a nongovernmental organisation, Network Connected to Marginalised Communities, Zaliha Lawan, and the state Chairman of Tsangaya Teachers Association, AlarammYa’u Dauduwo, stressed that integration of Tsangaya education into the formal system of learning would encourage the enrollment of more pupils into schools.

Other participants, who made recommendations, commended the state Governor, Bala Mohammed-led administration for the commitment to repositioning the state education sector.