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Commissioners for Education from the 19 northern states met in Kano on Sunday to discuss issues relating to students’ exchange programmes (SEP) in participating states in the region.
Speaking at the meeting, the Kano Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje said education was the state’s priority, hence it was according to the sector the attention it needed to facilitate access for the children.
Represented by his deputy Nasiru Gawuna, the governor said more emphasis needed to be placed on education by all, since it remained the bedrock of any activity in the world.
“The meeting came at the right time and it will go a long way in yielding positive outcomes for all northern schools,” he said.
In his remarks, Mr Muhammad Sanusi-Kiru, the Kano Commissioner for Education, said that the state government had adequately demonstrated its commitment to and the conviction that SEP had served its purpose.
“The idea of a students’ exchange programme was envisioned by our past leaders, to strengthen mutual understanding, cooperation, and appreciation as a way of life within the northern region.
“We are considering whether boarding schools should continue or make recommendations to governments on the way forward, “he said.
He further explained that the issue of free and compulsory education, in the light of the resources required, should also be put in place, just as the review of the education law enacted in 1964 and the events that had taken place since then would similarly be considered.
