July 04, (THEWILL) – The Kano State Government has expressed its determination to provide befitting and well-equipped public libraries in all 44 local government areas of the state.
The Acting Executive Secretary of the State Library Board, Malam Suleiman Hodi Adamu, disclosed this during an interview with Journalists in his office.
Adamu said the project aims to revive reading culture and research among students and researchers with a view to enhancing effective learning processes.
He said that the agency had already conducted a tour of public library facilities in 23 out of the 44 local government areas of the state.
He said the tour was part of efforts of the State Government to revive the existing public libraries and put them to use for further development of education in the state.
The Acting Executive Secretary said at the end of the tour, the agency would submit a report to the Ministry of Education to fine-tune modalities of the possibility of establishing public libraries across the 44 local government areas of the state.
He reaffirmed the commitment of the present administration in the state to uplift the standard and quality of education geared towards having a bright future for the youths.
“The Kano State Government has supported our board to conduct an inspection tour of our existing public libraries in 23 local government areas.
“We went there with the view to reviving and putting them to use. This project will indeed revive the reading culture among our students.
“It will also help our researchers to conduct research and our youths would learn how to research. In fact, the overall benefit of this project is to further enhance the quality of education in our dear state.
“Kano State Government, under the able leadership of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, is ready to support any initiative and moves towards education development in the state.
“The board would submit the report to the Ministry of Education with a view to fine-tuning modalities and see the possibility of establishing public libraries, not only in the 23 local governments but across the entire 44 local government areas of the state,” Adamu said.
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