Worried by the spate of divorce cases in the state, Kano State governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, yesterday said that the state government would enact a law to check the menace.
He made the assertion while meeting with some agencies, including Hisbah guards, vigilance groups, Vehicle Inspection Officers and civil society organisations at Coronation Hall, Kano Government House, yesterday.
Ganduje directed the state Hisbah Board to discuss the issue with Islamic scholars and other contemporary Islamic students with a view to advising government on how the law would be implemented from the Islamic perspective as well as who to implement it.
The governor, who described the rising cases of divorce in the state as worrisome, noted that government would take appropriate actions to stop the menace.
He appreciated the effort of Hisbah Guards towards institutionalising Islamic tenets in the state, assuring that his government would continue to support them to work effectively.
In another development, Governor Ganduje yesterday warned teachers in public schools in the state against dereliction of duty.
Ganduje, who gave the warning during a visit to some public schools in the Kano metropolis, said the teachers must act as epitomes of character and learning.
The governor said his government intends to make teaching a job that people would be proud of.
The schools he visited included Government Girls Secondary School (G.G.S.S.), Magwan; Government Day Science College, Kofar Nassarwa; Government Technical College, Kano; G.G.S.S.S. Shekara; Government Senior Secondary School, Kofar Nassarawa and Kofar Nassarawa Model Primary school.
Ganduje said: “We want to bring change in this important sector, but that is not possible unless teachers regard what they are doing as a profession.
“Teachers should not come late; that is not acceptable. They should be disciplined in order to command respect and inspire discipline in their students
He advised the teachers to be more practical in their jobs and to encourage students’ participation in their lessons.
He assured that his administration would, in spite dwindling resources, continue to increase access to education, with special emphasis on science and technical as well as girl-child education.
The governor warned schools’ heads against living their schools’ environment dirty, noting that such action negates the essence of education and wholesome living.
He also advised students to pay more attention to sound ideals and learning, adding that they must work hard to secure good grades and become respectable leaders tomorrow.
At Kofar Nassarawa Model Primary School, the governor was particularly impressed with the practical teaching methods of the teachers in the two classes he entered. He promised that government would provide teaching and games facilities for the early classes in the school.
He, however, expressed dismay over the poor sanitation condition at Government Senior Secondary School, Kofar Nassarawa, particularly the school’s toilets.
The governor warned that the government would not tolerate filthy environment in any school because of the potential danger it poses to the lives of students and teachers.
Governor Ganduje was accompanied during the inspection by the state’s Head of Civil Service, Malam Auwalu Muhammad Na’iya, and other key government officials
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