Ganduje declares war on illiteracy, Fayemi thinks job creation

The Kano state Governor, Alhaji Umar Abdulahi Ganduje, has said his administration has zero tolerance for illiteracy adding that the government has declared free primary and secondary education in Kano State.

The  governor further said it is now compulsory for parents to put all children of school age in schools and this has increased enrolments in schools.

Ganduje spoke in Ado Ekiti on Saturday during the 17th combined convocation ceremonies of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, where 16,786 graduands were conferred with Ordinary National Diploma and Higher National Diploma honours.

The Kano State Governor was conferred with the Fellows of the Polytechnic among other Nigerians, including former Ebonyi state Governor Dr. Sam Egwu, a business Mogul Chief Bestman Anekwe and Mr. Femi Ogunleye.

Ganduje appealed to the federal government to sincerely implement the removal of the preferential treatment between holders of Bachelor Degrees and Higher National Diplomas (HND) in the service.

He explained the policy if affected remains the best way to promote technical education, which the Polytechnics were purposely established to achieve.

Ganduje said Polytechnic education is key to the efforts of the federal and state governments to wipe out the scourge of unemployment in Nigeria.

Governor Kayode Fayemi, represented by his deputy Chief Bisi Egbeyemi, urged the graduands to be good ambassadors of the nation and think more of how to be job creators rather than seekers.

The Rector of the Polytechnics, Dr. Hephzibar Oladebeye, appealed to the honourees to help the institution in developing the Polytechnic and make it a force to be reckoned with globally.

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