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Governor Aminu Tambuwal yesterday laid the foundation for the construction of the N 1.2 billion Government Secondary School, Balle, headquarters of Gudu Local Government of the state.
The governor explained that, the state government embarked on the project as the area had remained the only one out of the 23 local governments of the state without a Senior Secondary School.He added that, the school will be a co-educational one, both for boys and girls.
Governor Tambuwal also stated that, the new school will attract students from the state, other states of Nigeria and others from the neighbouring Niger republic and also bolster integration between the state and the neighbouring Niger republic.Governor Tambuwal maintained that establishment of the school and sending of students are part of the agenda of his recent meeting with President Muhammadou Isoufou of Niger republic.
The governor also promised to make funds available for the completion of the project on schedule, and according to specifications.He further explained that, the establishment of the school is aimed at improving enrolment, retention and completion of students across the state as well as improving equal access to education for both the boy and girl children in the state.
Tambuwal called on the contracting firm to complete the work on schedule,warning that, compromise by supervising engineers would not be condoned.
The Governor also inaugurated the disbursement of N 211 million grants of the Nigeria Partnership For Education Project and the World Bank where he commended the NIPEP/World Bank for providing the fund in order to assist the people and Government of sokoto state with the sole aim of uplifting the standard of education in the state.He called on other well-meaning individuals to emulate the gesture by providing scholarship to students and also urged school Based Management Committee (SBMC) to utilize the grants as per the work plan and the laid down regulations as the government will deal decisively with any erring School Based Management Committee.
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III,commended the state government for embarking on the project and stressed the need for all children to have equal opportunities to education.He decried street begging by some children, averring that,such obnoxious act was unIslamic.The sultan urged wealthy individuals to provide scholarship to the children of less privileged.The Commissioner of Basic and Secondary Education,Dr Jabbi Kilgori,said that, the project consists of 12 classrooms, laboratories, library, hostels, staff quarters and clinics, among others.
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