By Balarabe Abdullahi Kiru
Kano State Ministry of Education has announced the dissolution of the State Executives of the All Nigerian Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS).
The State Commissioner of Education, Umar Haruna Doguwa who made this known while inaugurating the new caretakers of the association, maintained that the action was part of the effort to ensure that members of all associations under the ministry are duly elected.
Umar Doguwa, therefore, explained that the new caretaker members of ANCOPSS were constituted to serve for 3 months in preparation for the election of the executive members of the association.
“As you are all aware, the present administration has a keen interest in the overall development of the education sector. On the 6th May of this year, the governor of Kano State Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, will pronounce the declaration of a state of emergency in the education sector and by this declaration, education is going to be the first area of government priority.
“So, while talking about education, you have to look at three basic components which include the students, the teachers, and teaching materials. So, this government is doing everything possible to ensure that all these components are given the needed attention.
“In doing this, we equally need to carry all our teachers along and this can only be done under a well-organized and elected association. This brings us to the issue of ANCOPSS. As we are trying to promote the welfare of our teachers, we need to have good leadership that unites all the teachers to work as a team to achieve quality education in the state,” he stated.
Doguwa disclosed that the newly constituted caretaker members of the ANCOPSS are Uwani Balarabe as President, Mansur Liman Rano 1st Vice President, Dije Ado 2nd Vice President, Dahiru Habibu Secretary General and Ado Shuaibu as Financial Secretary.
Other members, according to Doguwa are Rumasa’u Abdullahi Treasurer, Dahiru Abdu Tofa PRO, Alkasim Ayyuba Auditor General, Ahmad Abdullahi Asst.
PRO, Farida Abubakar Asst. Secretary, Hasina Bashir Yusuf Editor in Chief and Auwal Ali Yalwa Asst. Editor in Chief.
The remaining members include Garba Muhammad Legal Adviser, Sa’adatu Mudi Orator, Ladidi Y. Dangwoggo Ex- official I, Amina Bello Ibrahim Ex-official II, and Idaho Yusha’u Abubakar Ex-official III.
The Commissioner explained that their appointment was based on merit, he, therefore, tasked them to discharge their duty diligently.
