Ismail Adebayo in Birnin Kebbi
Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, Chairmen of Local Government Education Authorities, Education Secretaries, SUBEB and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs on Monday brainstorm on the way forward for primary schools education in kebbi State.
The meeting that was anchored by the Chairman of Kebbi State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Professor Suliaman Khalid Jega was held at the Banquet Hall of the presidential Lodge in Birnin Kebbi with all the stakeholders in attendance.
At the meeting, various issues bothering on discrepancies in salaries of teachers,need for synergy between LGEA chairmen and education secretaries, lack of adequate number of qualified teachers, leave grant came up for discussion.
While addressing the gathering, SUBEB Chairman thanked Governor Bagudu profoundly for his guidance and support for the education sector and welfare of teachers in the state. He said "We at the Kebbi State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB immensely thank Governor Bagudu for paying salaries of teachers regularly, consistently and constantly" .
Professor Khalid extended similar appreciation to the state consultant for Better Education Service Delivery for All, BESDA, Professor Abubakar Abdullahi Bagudo and Professors of Universities now serving as Chairmen of Local Government Education Authorities, LGEAs, for their sacrifice and contribution to basic education development in Kebbi State.
In compliance with the directive of the governor, Professor Khalid said comprehensive lists of all contracts of basic education infrastructure would be provided to all chairmen of local government councils and education secretaries of LGEAs for them to be conversant with such projects in their localities.
Addressing the stakeholders, Governor Bagudu reminded the Chairmen and Education Secretaries about the importance of data in education planning and development.
He said the second round of the meeting was to receive authenticated, certified and comprehensive reports including staff lists of teaching and non-teaching staff upon which the payment of September salary would be effected
Subsequently, the Chairmen of LGEA presented report of their area and amount of money expended monthly on salaries of teachers, inventory of staff under education authorities and other matters.
After receiving the reports and scrutiny , the governor mandated the Executive Chairman of SUBEB to announce the names of LGEAs whose submissions have been certified and authenticated. The LGEAs are Aliero, Kalgo, Maiyama, Dandi, Gwandu, Danko-Wasagu, Sakaba, Shanga, Ngaski and Zuru.
Also the governor directed the executive Chairman of SUBEB to submit the lists of all projects undertaken by the Board to chairmen of local government councils and education secretaries of LGEAs to give them an opportunity of partaking actively in the execution of such projects.
Kebbi State Consultant of BESDA, Professor Abubakar Abdullahi Bagudo, acknowledged the high degree of attention attached to the development of basic education by Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu in Kebbi State while advising Chairmen of LGEAs and Education Secretaries yet to submit certified and comprehensive reports to hasten the process to enable teachers receive their September salary.
