Kano governor to reward headteachers found working during vacation

By Aminu Garko

Kano governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has promised to reward two headmasters he found working when they are supposed to be on vacation during his unscheduled visits to Tsanyawa Central and Model Primary Schools in the metropolis.

The Governor met the two headmasters identified as Malam Ismaila Alhassan and Malam Magaji Sule at their duty posts preparing for the 2024/2025 academic session starting next week when he paid unscheduled visits to the schools.

Yusuf instantly announced that he will reward the teachers, according to a statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature on Saturday.

According to the statement, the Kano State governor was impressed by the headmasters’ commitment to duty demonstrated by being in office while schools are on vacation.

It quoted Yusuf as saying that after consulting with the Commissioner of Education, government would determine a suitable reward to boost the morale of the head teachers and inspire others to emulate them.

Yusuf further said that as part of the ongoing State of Emergency on Education, the two schools visited would be prioritised to create an improved environment for teaching and learning.

The governor promised to continue to pay unscheduled visits to schools and government projects to ensure education was of good quality, while ongoing projects were executed according to agreed standards.

In their separate remarks, the Head Teachers of Tsanyawa Central Primary School, Malam Ismaila Alhassan, and that of Model Primary, Malam Magaji Sule, appreciated the governor’s efforts to revive education in the state.

(NAN)