779, 522 Pupils Get Ganduje's Free School Uniform in Kano

Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Thursday distributed 779,522 uniforms to primary school pupils across the 44 local government areas of the state.

Ganduje, who personally distributed the items to pupils at  Mariri Special Primary School in Kumbotso Local Government Area, stated that distribution of school uniforms and other instructional materials such as books was informed by his desire to ensure that every child in Kano receive basic education free-of-charge.

 

He stated that in Kumbotso Local Government Area alone, 29,480 sets of new school uniform were distributed to primary 1 pupils across 78 primary schools in the area.

The governor added that 500 Work Books, 500 Hausa text books and 50 flash card packages were also distributed at the event.

Ganduje added that in line with the free and compulsory basic and secondary school education, Kano state government  has commenced direct funding of primary and secondary schools numbering 1180 with a total student population of 834, 366 at a total cost of about N200 million per month or N2.4 billion per annum.

He added that, "similarly, the government has provided school uniforms to 779, 522 newly enrolled pupils (boys and girls) at the total cost of N381 million.

"In a bid to reduce teaching deficiency in the sector, government has engaged 3000 volunteer teachers to teach in the various public and Quranic schools across the state."

He said the state government has also recruited 650 special teachers to teach English and Mathematics in Quranic schools across the state.

Also, speaking, the Permanent Secretary of the  state Ministry of Education, Hajiya Lauratu Afo Diso, commended Ganduje for the giant strides of his administration in the education sector, particularly the free and compulsory basic and Secondary school education policy which she said has gone a long way to encouraging parents to enroll their wards into schools.

In his address, the Chairman of the state Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Danlamin  Haiya, noted that Ganduje's administration has invested heavily in the education sector.