June 04, (THEWILL) – Taraba State governor, Kefas Agbu, has declared a state of emergency on basic and post-basic education in the state.
On Saturday, the Governor made the declaration at a media interactive session in Jalingo, the state capital, saying his administration would ensure compulsory and free quality education for all.
Expressing concern over the deplorable state of education in the State, Agbu said his administration would boost training and retraining of teachers in the state.
He promised to introduce motivations to enhance the welfare of the teachers.
“Having seen the situation of our Primary and Secondary schools, I hereby declare a state of emergency on our Primary and Secondary schools.
“The standard, the environment and everything need to be changed. We have templates of what we want our schools to look like. We have templates that will help us transform our schools into centres of learning as they should be. We would also prioritise teachers’ welfare and training, retraining and more training of teachers in line with contemporary standards and realities”, he said.
The Governor also assured the people of the protection of lives and property, adding that security would be his topmost priority.
“We shall consult the people of various local government areas to decide on projects that are good for them. They are the ones who voted us and as such we should engage them in project locations. This would make us serve them better”, he added.
