Zamfara govt vows to address girls education challenges

From Ibrahim Sidi Muh’d, Gusau

Zamfara State Government has assured that it will taking formidable steps to address challenges that hindered girls education which positioned the state in a ranking mirror as a worrisome status, a statement by the Project Communications Officer Zamfara State AGILE-AF Project, Bashir Kabiru Ahmad has contacted.
According to the statement, the declaration was made by the Commissioner of Education, Science and Technology and Chairman Zamfara State Project Steering Committee(SPSC) of Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment(AGILE-AF), Malam Wadatau Madawaki while presiding over a Maiden Meeting with the members of the committee and State Project Implementation Unit(SPIU) Team in Gusau.
The Commissioner stated that the administration of Governor Dauda Lawal found it worth doing to declare State of Emergency on the education sector due to its unfortunate standard in the state.
He described AGILE Project as one of the key projects that will significantly improve education, adding that they are fully committed to changing the narratives to quality education in an enabling environment for teaching and learning.
Malam Madawaki called on the members of the State Steering Committee and the Project Implementation Unit to confront the challenges of the state education with serious approach and in line with Governor Dauda Lawal’s policy for rapid development.
He assured the members of the committee of his continuous support with a view to ensuring most appreciable enrollment and re-enrollment of girls to schools across the 14 local government areas of the state.