Sani: Lack of Quality Education, Infrastructure, Key Challenges to North

John Shiklam in Kaduna 

Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has  said lack of access  to quality education  and provision of infrastructure formed parts of the key challenges confronting the education sector in northern Nigeria.

Sani stated this yesterday in Kaduna while declaring opened a workshop on  “Reaching Out-of-School Children (ROOSC)”.

He decried the large number of out-of-school children including children with disabilities, noting that they were a significant challenge to inclusive development.

He, however, said his administration was determined to frontally address the problem. 

According to him, the state government has adopted six strategies to tackle key challenges in the education sector. 

“We set out to tackle the key challenges in the educational sector in Kaduna State in six ways by improving access, building and rehabilitating education infrastructure to ensure conducive learning environment, building capacity of teachers, harnessing the capacity of ICT to improve access, quality and management of education, prioritizing girl – child education, and strengthening security in the state,” he said.

He explained that, his administration had built  62 new secondary schools, comprising 39 Junior and 23 Senior Secondary Schools, across the three  senatorial districts to cater to the growing educational needs of the state.

He added that approval had been given for the construction of an additional 50 secondary schools across the state to meet the demand for education.

“Upon completion, these new schools are expected to enroll over 100,000 students, further solidifying Kaduna State commitment to providing inclusive and accessible education for all.”

According to him,  his administration has  also  constructed 2,326 new classrooms, renovated 707 classrooms, supplied 30,742 two-seater pupil’s furniture, provided 3,704 Teachers Furniture, and constructed 918 VIP Cubicle Toilets and 51 hand pump boreholes in schools across the state.