Kano govt requires N60bn to furnish public schools – commissioner

Kano state commissioner for Education, Umar Haruna Doguwa says the state government needs about N60 billion to provide furniture to over 9,063 public primary and secondary schools in the state.

Doguwa said this while receiving officials of UNICEF Nigeria, Kano Field office, led by Rahama Rihood Mohammad Farah, in his office.

This was just as the state government hinted that the majority of the 5.2 million children in the state schools have no chairs and desks.

He further said that aside from a lack of furniture, other problems facing the schools include a lack of infrastructure, resource materials utilities and teachers, as well as the issue of out-of-school children, culminating in a total collapse of the education system.

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Doguwa added that Kano has a unique challenge in the sector of education because of the level of deterioration in the sector and the state’s huge population, stressing the need for development partners and well-meaning residents to support the state government towards putting in place far-reaching reforms in the sector.

He urged development partners to align their priorities in education with those of the state government, to address critical challenges in a systematic manner and to avoid duplication of interventions.

The chief of the field office – UNICEF Nigeria, Rahama Rihood Mohammad Farah, said that the intention of UNICEF’s commitment to working with the state government and to highlight the agency’s education partnership priorities, including supporting the development of a 4year education sector plan for the state, reducing out of school children and providing alternative learning.