Gov Bago Set To Begin Renovation Of 200 Schools In Niger

Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru-Bago has said his administration has concluded plans to soon begin the renovation of 200 schools across the state.

He also hinted about the merging of vocational and technical schools in line with the government’s strategic plan towards improving education in the state and the the well being of students.

This is just as the Governor advocated for a review of education syllabuses to bolster enrolment and address out-of-school children menace.

Umaru-Bago said this during a National Colloquium held in honour of Mohammed Baba Dzukogi, a literary icon, on his 60th birthday in Minna on Tuesday.

The governor said the state government was encouraging parents to enrol their children into schools.

He, therefore, urged stakeholders in education to cooperate with the state government to ensure that every school child was in school.

He described out-of-school-children syndrome as a menace not just in the state but in the entire northern region, adding that it should be tackled in accordance with the global demands.

Bago used the forum to acknowledge MB Dzukogi for the works he has been doing especially in Hilltop Model Arts and his efforts in organising Arts Festival in honour of the late wife of Ibrahim Aliyu

He said he had immortalised through his good works and advocated a collaboration to redevelop the narrative about Niger.

He also re echoed the need to have a 30 year development plan for the state while emphasising the need to immortalise people who paid their dues by renaming some institutions of learning after them.

The chairman of the occasion, Prof. Mohammed Kuta-Yahaya, described the celebrant as a literary giant, excellent scholar, and an erudite Nigerlite who is a source of inspiration to many.

While congratulating MB Dzukogi for his literary contributions to the state, Yahaya also commended the efforts of the governor in revamping the educational sector of the state.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that highlight of the occasion was the launch of four recently authored books by Dzukogi by the governor.

Umaru-Bago launched the Book on behalf of the state government with 40 million naira and 10 million for himself and his family.(NAN)

Ebriku John Friday