THE Jigawa State Commissioner for Education, Hajiya Rabi Ishak has announced plans to raise the standard of education in the state to international standard under the present administration.
The commissioner in an exclusive interview with The Nation expressed worried over speedy increases of children out of school in the state and northern parts of the country.
Hajiya Rabi Ishak explained that “the situation is alarming and there is need for proactive measures by the federal and the effected states government”, adding that “despite the policies of so many subsidy in education by governments, even free education by some states yet there is still children out of school, it is even increasing”.
According to her “according to UNICEF over 10.5 million children dropped out of schools in the country as of August this year and the sittuation is worsen in the north western states”.
She expressed the urgent need for the Federal Government to redefine Almajiri modern education system esterblished by the immediate fast administration to made some changes that would made parents and local Malams to accepts its fully.
The commissioer said there is resistance by the parents and local malams on the progromme due total sideline the local Malams whom were more belives and trust by the parent and even the child by the government on the system, this and other things need to be address before success of the project.
Hajiya Rabi Ishaq has restated her commitment to improve educational sector in the state to meet international standard, adding that the new administration in the state inherited a lot of problems particularly in educational sector which need urgent attention to be address.
According to her some of the problems include inadequate teachers, inadequate classrooms,lacks of learning materials with student overcrowd in the class as well as larger number of children who are out of the school.