From:Femi Oyelola, Kaduna
The Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE) program, has commenced the distribution of 170,976 textbooks to 694 public primary schools in six Local Government Areas of Kaduna State.
The exercise, which was in collaboration with the Kaduna State Ministry of Education and State Basic Education Board (SUBEB), was to improve the quality of learning outcomes in primary schools.
Mr Salim Sadiq, Technical Adviser, Teaching and Learning, PLANE Kaduna, explained during the commencement of the exercise in Kaduna on Wednesday, that the books comprise literacy, mathematics, and teacher guide.
He explained that the books published in the Hausa language, in line with the national policy on education, comprised 13,512 primary 1 literacy and mathematics books.
Others are 11,012 each of primary 2 mathematics and literacy books and 59,477 each of primary 3 literacy and mathematics books.
Also to be distributed are 1,487 each of the primary 3 literacy and mathematics teacher guides.
Sadiq added that the textbooks would be distributed to six implementing LGAs, namely Soba, Sabon Gari, Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Jaba, and Sanga.
He said that a total of 694 cartons of the books would be distributed to the schools: 100 cartons in Jaba, 44 in Kaduna North, and 36 in Kaduna North LGAs.
“Also, 61 cartons will be distributed in Sabon Gari LGA, 190 in Sanga, and 263 cartons in Soba LGAs,” he said.
