Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje in his move to achieve successful implementation of free and compulsory education at primary and post primary levels,in Kano state, has ordered all the five Emirs in the state to take inventory of parents who do not cooperate and refuse to register their children in schools.
The Governor after taking the inventories ordered the Emirs to forward same to the government for taking further and necessary actions against those who do not cooperate with the directives of compulsory education for punishment, as law will be in place to punish those who refuse to help in the education of their children.
Governor Ganduje who stated this in a statement released on Monday 19th August 2019, give the orders to the Emirs of Kano, Bichi, Rano, Karaye and Gaya, when they visited him, at different intervals, to pay homage recently during Sallah festive period. He said:
“We need your maximum cooperation for the successful implementation of our free and compulsory education/primary and post primary education policy.”
“Our traditional rulers are part of our critical stakeholders who will see to the hitch-free implementation of this all-embracing and people-centred policy. You are in all nooks and crannies of our dear state.
You should therefore situate your energy towards integrating your District Heads (Hakimai), Village Heads (Dagatai) and Ward Heads (Masu Unguwanni) and other community leaders, to help assiduously in that direction,” Ganduje orders.
Governor Ganduje also assured all the Emirs that, due to government seriousness for effective and efficient implementation of the policy, he reveals that:
“All the schools will be given some special resources to properly handle the implementation of this new policy. Hence, bank accounts to this effect will soon be opened for the schools, purposely for that. So that they can have what is needed for their day to day upkeep and other things.”
The Governor also reminded them that, Almajiri schools would form part of this new arrangement, saying:
“Reports reaching us indicate that, in some places, parents have started putting themselves into clusters in order to partner with government for the achievement of this laudable move”.