am Imam, Sokoto: Tambuwal lays foundation for a new school in Gudu, the only LGA without senior secondary school in Nigeria
Governor
Aminu Waziri Tambuwal at the weekend laid the foundation for the
construction of a new secondary school in Balle, headquarters of Gudu
Local Government, with it closing the chapter for the town being the
only LGA without a secondary school in Nigeria.
Speaking at
the event attended by development partners and religious and traditional
rulers from within and outside Sokoto, Tambuwal said the his
administration embarked on the project as the area had remained the only
one out of the 23 local governments of the state without a Senior
Secondary School.
“The school will be a co-educational one, both
for boys and girls. We have decided to make it a unity school and will
attract students from all parts of Nigeria and neighbouring Niger
republic. Students of the school would be taught in both English and
French,” Tambuwal said.
According to him, the contractor had since been paid the required thirty per cent as mobilisation fee.
He said the project would be completed in the next four months, while the work commenced about two months ago.
The
governor also promised to make funds available for the completion of
the project on schedule, and according to specifications.
“Education
is key to success both in this world and in the hereafter. The school
is aimed at improving enrolment, retention and completion of students
across the state. It is also aimed at improving equal access to
education for both boys and girls in the state.
“As the adage
goes, when you educate a girl, you educate the society but when you
educate a boy, you educate only an individual,” he added.
Tambuwal
called on the contracting firm to complete the work on schedule,
warning that compromise by supervising engineers would not be condoned.
Speaking
at the occasion, Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, commended
the state government for embarking on the project.
He stressed the need for all children to have equal opportunities to education.
While
describing illiteracy as a “disease” which forces people to follow
others blindly, Abubakar decried street begging by some children, saying
such obnoxious act was unIslamic.
The Sultan urged wealthy individuals to provide scholarship to the children of less privileged.
State
Commissioner of Basic and Secondary Education, Dr. Jabbi Kilgori, said
the project consists of 12 classrooms, laboratories, library, hostels,
staff quarters and clinics, among others.
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