The governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has reiterated the administration’s commitment to making education a top priority, characterising it as a crucial facilitator of chances and social mobility.
Speaking during the Federal University of Gusau’s third and fourth combined convocation ceremonies, Lawal declared intentions to raise the state’s budgetary allotment to the education sector, with the goal of quickly achieving the suggested 25–30% allocation.
Sulaiman Bala Idris, a spokesman for Lawal, said in a statement that the governor also declared his government’s intention to grant a scholarship to the university’s top graduating student overall.
“We have allocated a substantial amount of money to the education sector in our 2024 appropriation and are hopeful to jack up the allocation to a higher level in 2025, 2026 and 2027,” the Governor stated.
Lawal outlined the initiatives his administration is taking to revitalise the field of education.
He said:
“We hope to achieve the 25-30 per cent recommended allocation to education as soon as possible.
“With reasonable allocation to the sector and efficient management of the resources, we are optimistic that we will revive the education infrastructure, hire more competent teachers and train and retrain existing ones.
“We will also increase enrolment in both primary and post-basic schools through public enlightenment and the creation of better learning and teaching environments.
The governor emphasised that education is free in Zamfara State and expressed his government’s intention to make it compulsory.
“Within our limited resources, we will continue to render helping hands to the Federal University Gusau.
“Our objective is to increase education in our state so that there is access and space for all our young people to be trained to attain the lofty heights that education provides.”
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