The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has pledged to join hands with relevant stakeholders to improve girl-child education in the state.
Ado-Bayero gave the assurance while signing a commitments on sustaining interventions under the Girls Education Project (GEP3), supported by UNICEF, at his palace on Monday in Kano.
He said it has become necessary to continue from where the GEP3 project stopped for the development of education.
Ado-Bayero commended UNICEF for its commitments toward boosting girl child enrollment in the state.
“We have been calling on people not to consider what they will gain out of any project of such nature, but for the societal benefits.
“Education is everybody’s business, so, everyone has role to play in the development of education,” he said.
The emir also commended the state government for providing enabling environment to achieve the goals of the project.
Earlier, the Permanent Secretary, Kano State Ministry of Education, Hajiya Lauratu Ado-Disu, highlighted some achievements recorded under the project.
She said that 720 schools got intervention of N250,000 each to enhance teaching and learning in the schools.
Ado-Disu said that 840 teachers were also trained on modern teaching methods to enhance the quality of education imparted to students.
She added that six local governments are participating in the project namely, Nasarawa, Wudil, Municipal, Ungogo, Danbatta and Sumaila.
In his remarks, the Chief of UNICEF Field Office, in Kano, Mr Maulid Warfa, said that the project has recorded successes in the state.
Warfa explained that initially, the project targeted 81,163 girls from the six focus local government areas.
“However, a total of 177,300 children have been benefitting from relevant interventions to boost fundamental learning and reduce risk of drop out.
“I appreciate Kano traditional institutions for pragmatic leadership and ensuring all children attend schools,” he said.
Warfa urged the traditional institutions to continue to ensure that children attend schools and get protection in the school environment.
He also urged parents to ensure that their children receive education for the society to prosper.
(NAN)
