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,,,,,Releases N115m for JAMB registration fees for 15,033 students in public schools.
By Dada Ahmed in Lokoja.
Some parents in Lokoja, Kogi State, north central Nigeria, have commended the outgoing government of Alhaji Yahaya Bello for its outstanding performance in the education sector of the state.
In a separate interview with the correspondent of The Reporters in Lokoja on Tuesday, they expressed delight that the Bello-led administration would be leaving the state better than its met it eight years ago, especially in terms of the noted upliftment its brought to bear on the educational infrastructure and personnel.
Mt Anthony Salami, a retiree and a father of five children,said that the establishment of the two universities: Confluence University of Science and Technology,CUSTECH,Osara and State University,Kabba, would remain “a shining legacy” that parents would not forget about Bello’s government in a hurry.
Mallam Adamu Mohammed,who also praised Governor Bello for the feats his government has been able to achieve in education and other sectors of the state, particularly commended his government for paying JAMB registration fees For 15,033 public school students.
The Reporters recalls that Kogi State Government, in line with its free education policy under Governor Yahaya Bello, has released the sum of one hundred and fifteen million naira (N115,000,000).
The money is meant to cover the cost of Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) registration fees for 15,033 students in public schools across the state.
The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Wemi Jones, revealed this while addressing journalists in Lokoja, on Tuesday.
According to him, the move is in furtherance of the commitment of Governor Yahaya Bello to give all Kogi children, free access to education.
The Commissioner added that the action was a follow up to the earlier payment of about N497 million to West African Examination Council (WAEC) to ensure that no student in Kogi public schools is made to pay a dime before writing any internal or external examination.
“I am pleased to announce to parents of Kogi students in public schools, that they do not need to bother themselves about paying for their children’s JAMB Registration Fees as the Governor has already released funds for that purpose.
“That this happening,few weeks after the State Government paid hundreds of millions of Naira to WAEC for the registration of thousands of students in public schools is a further demonstration of the determination of the Governor to ensure that no Kogi student is deprived of the chance to be educated on account of poverty.
“Having surpassed the benchmark of UNESCO on education budgetary allocation, Kogi has continued to be a beautiful commentary on education for all.
All the students in public secondary schools across the State will be covered by the policy,he said.
He added that the State Government, under the leadership of Governor Bello, had strengthened education in the state with better education infrastructure, employment of qualified teachers, broadening technical education and making education free for all.
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