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Education remains top priority of my govt. — Fintiri

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Education remains top priority of my govt. — Fintiri

Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa, says education remained the top priority of his administration, pledging more  support for partners and other stakeholders.

Fintiri stated this on Monday in Yola, at the state’s education policy validation meeting in collaboration with Center for Advocacy, Transparency and Accountability Initiative (CATAI), funded by  the Malala Foundation.

The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Prof. Kaletapwa Farauta said, the policy document would serve as a guide for educational  development in the state and country at large.

He called on the partners and other stakeholders to support the implementation of the policy towards achieving one goal of educating the citizens.

In his remarks, the state Commissioner for   Education and Human Capital Development, Dr Umar Pella, said the draft policy was  aimed  at  addressing the gaps in education sector  for more development.

“The Adamawa State Policy on Education is designed to align with the National Policy on Education, while considering our unique socio-economic, cultural, and geographical context.

“It outlines clear priorities across various educational levels, including basic, post- basic, and tertiary education, as well as technical, vocational and non-formal education,” he said.

Also speaking, Mr Stephen Medugu, Focal Person, Education in Emergency Working Group (EiEWG), described the policy as a road map that would guide educational development.

According to him, the delivery of quality education has now set in, assuring that all their programmes will key into the policy.

“The activities of EiEWG has been unique in terms of coordinating the activities of education in emergency and we are going to continue supporting the state government,” he said.

Mr Abdulrahaman Ado, the  Nations Children Fund Education (UNICEF)’s Education  specialist, Bauchi Field Office, expressed confidence that with the policy,  the challenge of out-of-school children would be addressed.

According to him, the policy will also help to abolish outdated curriculum, provide safe learning environment for children and ensure capacity building for teachers.

Dr Godwin Adukwu, Regional Advisor, Learn to Read Project of USAID said, the policy document was a road map for interventions in the sector.

He assured the participants of  the project’s readiness to build the  capacity of all ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), working in the  education sector  towards achieving the  desired goal 

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