After Arewa
After Arewa Agenda Report, Kano Govt Plans to Build 127
Girls Secondary Schools
Following a story published by Arewa Agenda about an eroded Kano
Village where no single girl ever attended secondary school, the
Kano State Government have disclosed its plans to build 127 Girls’
Secondary School.
The Kano State Commissioner of Educatrion, Hon. Muhammad Sunusi
Kiru who made the disclosure in audience with Arewa Agenda press
crew, said the the project would comprises of 72 Junior and 55
Senior Secondary Schools.
The Commissioner further revealed that the State Government is
also in the process of renovating dilapidated schools across the
State and employing more teachers to meet demand especially with
the State’s policy on free and compulsory education from primary to
secondary schools.
“As I am talking to you, a committee of works under the
leadership of Dr. Danlami Gwarzo is leading this initiative, they
are visiting all primary and secondary schools in the state that
are in a dilapidated state and engineers are doing the needed
evaluations. Right now, we are constructing seats for primary
school pupils and we have initiated a new programme where about
10,000 girls in primary school will benefit from a scholarship
scheme.
“We have even opened accounts, issued ATM cards forv direct
payments to the beneficiaries. We will monitor the scholarship
closely to ensure funds are not diverted, we are going to seek
partnership with the State’s Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption
Commission, PCACC, under the leadership of Barrister Muhuyi Magaji
Rimin Gado.” He said.
With about 1,600 secondary schools in Kano State, the
Commissioner said the government is giving priority to girl child
education and partnering with international bodies including the
world bank for support of the project.
He said currently, the government initiated Girl-Child buses for
affordable transportation for pupils and students in the state.
“There are factors affecting the girl child education one of
which is economic factor, some people cannot afford the cost of
transport to school for their children, so we provided the girl
child buses where we subsidized it, a distance that cost NGN500 for
example, we take NGN100, you can see the buses.
“We have also agreed to build new Junior secondary schools
because primary schools are mostly close to homes. As you may be
aware parents are sometimes apprehensive about sending a girl child
far off. In fact some do not allow their female children to go to
boarding schools because of distance. We are providing solution
that will directly impact on communities,” he explained
While appreciating the team of from Arewa Agenda for its
investigative reports towards a better society, the Commissioner
assured them of his support and cooperation in their journalistic
endeavours.
Recall that Arewa Agenda had reported that a Kano village with a
population of about 5,000, had no no single girl that ever obtained
a secondary school certificate while the boys that managed to
graduate from tertiary institutions are less than 20 in year.
Situated in Dan Yashi village, Karofin Yashi Ward, Rimin Gado
Local Government of Kano State within the geographical coordinates
11° 52′ 55″ North, 8° 20′ 37″ East, Dan Yashi is largely affected
by erosion and the town has only two canoes used to cross the
stream as the only means for residents to enter their village
through Rafin Dan Shayi.