Taraba Declares Education State of Emergency

Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has declared a state of emergency on basic and post-basic education in the state.

He made the declaration at a media interactive session in Jalingo, saying his administration would ensure compulsory and free quality education for all.

He said the deplorable state of education has given him concern, adding that the administration would boost the training and retraining of teachers in the state.

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The governor promised to introduce motivations to enhance the welfare of the teachers.

He assured the people of the protection of lives and property, adding that security would be his top priority.

He also promised to adopt a peer review mechanism in the allocation of projects to local government areas, stressing that people would be allowed to choose their areas of priority for developmental projects.


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