Don’t politicise Ganduje’s free, compulsory education; Gawuna tells Kano people

Kano state deputy governor, Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna has advised people in the state not to politicise the issue of free and compulsory basic and secondary education introduced by the administration of Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.

Dr. Gawuna gave the advice while making a closing remarks at the end of a two-day Kano State Education Summit 2019 titled, ” Exploring the fundamentals of free and compulsory basic and secondary education in the state” held at the Coronation Hall, Government House,  Kano.

“I want to seize this opportunity to send the word of caution especially to our politicians because the experts have already spoken on the technicality and mode of operation of the free and compulsory education.

“I am going to talk about the political aspect which at the pronouncement of this important policy by His Excellency the Governor, he warned everybody to avoid politicizing the Programme, ” he said.

The deputy governor clarified that the issue of free and compulsory basic and secondary education is not about politics rather it is about the people of Kano state irrespective of political differences.

He disclosed that some critics had been challenging on different occasions, government policies, particularly on education and today Dr. Ganduje made a remarkable history by introducing one of the gigantic programmes on education.

“Whoever wants to see Kano moves to the Next Level, has to commend this programme no matter what, and contribute to its success because it is not the governor that you are supporting alone but the progress of the state and its people in general,” Gawuna stated.

While commenting on the issues raised by different presenters and discussants at the summit, Gawuna upheld the views that the issue of Schools-Based Management Committees (SBMC) has to be strengthened and expanded to involve women, which he said, would create room for the programme acceptance by the community.

On the need to replicate the summit in the local government level and even to the much lower level, the deputy governor assured the participants that the point is worthy of noting so Ganduje would do everything possible to enlighten people on how the programme is going to be implemented.

 “This government is going to take adequate steps that prioritize confidence of our people on the programme to ensure its success.”

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