BASUBEB Denies Media Reports On 79 Schools Have 1 Teacher Each In Misau

BY Khalid Idris Doya

The Bauchi State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has denied media reports that seventy-nine (79) schools in Misau local government area of Bauchi state have one teacher each, describing the story as incorrect and false.

SUBEB clarified that after the last Annual School Census (ASC) the teacher per pupil in class is one teacher teaching 79 pupils each lesson.

In a press statement issued by board’s public relations officer, Malam Mohammed Abdullahi and made available to journalists in Bauchi on yesterday, explained that “The attention of the management of BASUBEB was drawn on Newspaper publications and online medium which says 79 schools in Misau local government have one teacher each. The information published was not correct, it is a false and inaccurate data.

“But to put the record straight, the pupil teacher ratio on the last Annual School Census was 1-79. This indicates the number of pupils that a teacher meets in class per lesson,” statement said.

SUBEB urged the public to disregard the false information earlier published and take the correct information released by the board.

Also the SUBEB said, after the last Annual School Census, it was discovered that there are shortage of teachers across the state, “Therefore, a memo was written to his Excellency Governor Bala Mohammed seeking for the approval of recruitment of teachers to bridge the gap of which approval has already been granted to that respect”.

Abdullahi said the state government constructed and renovated over 2,000 classrooms and within the period of the present administration led by Bala Mohammed across the state.

The others successes recorded according to statement are, provided learning, instructional materials in all the schools across the state, while the 2021/2022 intervention project is ongoing, and over 5,000 head teachers and teachers were trained and retrained within the period.

He said, “The Board wishes to express its desire and commitment of His Excellency, the Executive Governor, Sen. Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed in his effort to uplift the standard of Education in the State.”