Following the recent declaration of a State of Emergency on Education and the ongoing commitment to overhauling the state education sector, the Kano State Government has inaugurated a high-profiled 14 – 14-member committee to review some existing policies on education.
Inaugurating the committee on Wednesday at the Kano Educational Resource Department (KERD) Conference Hall, the State Commissioner of Education Dr. Ali Haruna Makoda disclosed that the committee was constituted by the Kano State Executive Council to look into the policies of education in the state.
“This committee is supposed to be inaugurated by His Excellency himself but due to official engagements, His Excellency has assigned me to inaugurate this very important committee so that by next week, we can swing into action,” he said
Dr. Ali Makoda outlined the committee’s terms of reference which include among others; perusing the four existing policies on education and determining whether they aligned with the cultural and religious beliefs of the state, to determine the feasibility of implementing the policies and whether they can help in strengthening the educational sector of the state and bring any other appropriate recommendations.
According to the Commissioner, the four education policies to be reviewed by the committee involved the Kano State Girls’ Education Policy, the Kano State Gender Equity and Social Inclusion Policy, the Kano State Non-State School Policy, and the Kano State Teacher Development Policy.
Members of the committee include Malam Abdullahi Muhd Dutse as Chairman, Professor Abdallah Uba Adamu, Executive Chairman Zakka and Hubsi Commission Barrister Habibu Dan Almajiri, Alhaji Danlami Garba, Kano State Commissioner Ministry of Women, Children and Disabled Affairs Hajiya Amina Abdullahi HOD and Isa Ahmad a retired Permanent Secretary.
Other Members include Special Adviser to the Governor on Emirate Council Professor Tijjani Muhammad Naniya, Malam Kabiru Sani Hanga, Munzali M. Mustapha, Special Adviser to the Governor on Higher Education Professor Auwal Halliru Arzai, Chief Imam Alfurqan Jumma’at Mosque Dr. Bashir Aliyu Umar, Representative of the Emirate Council, Representative of Civil Society Organizations, Nura Ja’afar Kura, and Ibrahim Bawa, Director Archives and Publication as Secretary.
Dr. Makoda who announced that the committee was given three weeks to submit its report, urged the members to use their vast experiences in coming out with a good report that will enhance the state education sector.
Responding, the Chairman of the committee Malam Abdullahi Muhammad Dutse assured the Commissioner of their commitment to work as a team to justify the confidence reposed in them.
“If you look at the composition of the committee members, I am sure the government has selected several areas that require our own intelligence to look into the problem of education in this state. I believe we will do all the best we can to provide you with much much-needed report,” he assured.
Credit: Balarabe Abdullahi Kiru
