28th May, 2023
By Abbas Bamalli
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has promised to build vocational centres at some of the newly constructed Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) in Katsina State.
The governor made the promise on Saturday while inaugurating some school and road projects built by Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the inauguration of nine JSS schools took place at Gora/Yammama communities in the Malumfashi Local Government Area of the State.
Zulum also inaugurated the newly constructed 28km Dayi-Tuge-Wawar Kaza road built by Masari, with about N2.8 billion.
Zulum said the construction of the schools, which was done within the premises of existing primary schools in the areas, was commendable, pointing out that the craft centres would also assist the students to acquire critical skills.
According to the Borno governor, the provision of the schools within the primary schools will assist in ensuring the smooth transition of pupils from primary school to Junior Secondary School.
He called on parents in the state to complement the effort of the government by enrolling their children in school.
Zulum added that the call was necessary due to the importance of education.
Earlier in his remarks, Masari said the construction of the schools was to reduce the long trek college students undertake daily.
Masari said that so far his administration had recorded about 60 per cent transition of pupils from primary school to secondary schools.
He explained that the enhancement of education in the state was part of his administration’s agenda since its inception in 2015, calling on the incoming government to continue on that trajectory.