By The Correspondent in Lokoja.
Kogi State Governnent has declared State of Emergency on education sector, according to Commissioner For Education, Science and Technology, Mr. Wemi Jones.
Jones disclosed this at Govt. Day Secondary School, Iruvucheba, Okene, headquarters of Okene Local Governnent Area of the state during the Educational Task Force Meeting with some critical Educational Stakeholders in Kogi Central Senatorial District.
He expressed optimism that the move, by Gov. Yahaya Bello, had brought innovations and remodelling of secondary schools in the state, with a view to making the state regain its lost glory in Education.
He noted that l with the state having two Universities, the need to adequately prepare students in secondary schools to fit into the vision of the governor for quality assurance and become self reliant, could not be overemphasized.
Jones,who described education as the only guarantee for the future, noted that the the emergency system had also manifested in several ongoing renovation and rehabilitation projects in the Central Senatorial District and helped to reposition the education system in the state.
The Commissioner stressed the need for the state to move in the direction of science, technology, english and mathematics, for it not to “be left behind in the new wave of educational development, hence the declaration of a State of Emergency on the sector.
He described the commitment of Bello to education as unprecedented, adding that the state government was conscious of the shortfall of teachers in secondary schools and making efforts to fill the vacancies occasioned by retirement, transfer and the civil service reforms.
He, however solicited the support of stakeholders to the success of the adoption and mentorship programme, saying that the state government could not do it alone while calling on teachers and students to maintain discipline.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
