Bauchi Govt reiterates commitment to Girl child education
By Samuel Luka, Bauchi
Bauchi state government has reiterated its commitment towards provision of basic qualitative education to the citizens and the residents, particularly Girl child, irrespective of their economic, political or social status.
The Commissioner of education in the state, Dr. Jamila Muhammad Dahiru made this known during a Bi-annual meeting with journalists organized by her ministry in Collaboration with Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project in Bauchi on Saturday.
Represented by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Ali Sule Gar, the Commissioner stressed that Governor Bala Mohammed has since assumption of office in 2019, attached so much importance to education particularly that of the girl child in the scheme of things in Bauchi state.
“The state is been governed by a Governor who is education friendly. He sometimes ago, organized education summit for the first time in history of Bauchi, and from that time to date, a lot of activities have taken place towards promoting education activities in the state” she maintained.
The Commissioner who disclosed that Governor Bala Mohammed is doing a lot in the education sector, pointed out that the present administration has ensured that education receives the lion share in the annual budget of the state.
According to her, in terms of Budget releases, education sector has done very well.
Speaking after the meeting, Halima Ibrahim Dimis, Communication officer of the AGILE, disclosed that adolescent Girls from the poorest households are expected to benefit from Conditional Cash Transfer in order to help them complete their secondary education.
She explained that AGILE is a World Bank Supported Project been Implemented by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 18 states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Ekiti, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara, with beneficiaries between the ages of 10 and 20.
The project is aimed at helping the targeted girls from overcoming the challenges of Gender based violence, Cost of schooling/poverty, insecurity, proximity, poor conducive learning atmosphere, among others which has prevented them from completing secondary education go back to classroom.