APC Chieftain Rates Gov. Abubakar Low In Education Sector

From Yahaya Audu, Bauchi

 A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi state, Mr Harsanu Guyaba, has rated Governor  Mohammed Abubakar performance in the education sector very low.

Guyaba said in an interview with newsmen  in Bauchi  that the governor had performed below the expectations of the people.

“We were expecting a total overhaul of the education sector, considering the dilapidation of many schools across the state. But the reverse is the case with Governor Abubakar-led administration, which has performed below expectation.”

Guyaba ‎regretted that none of the existing 218 secondary schools in the state had received government’s attention.

“None has been renovated or upgraded since the governor assumed office,” he said, adding that “we are indigenes and we know the state inside out,”

‎”Take a trip from Bauchi to Kirfi, Darazo, Misau Azare, Shira Zaki, Ningi, Warji and Toro, what you see are sorry sights of dilapidated school buildings.

 “There are no teaching and learning materials or welfare packages to motivate the teachers and students.

‎”The state of infrastructure is nothing to write home about; most buildings are on the state of disrepair.

‎”The whole environment is unconducive for teaching and learning, especially as pupils sit under the trees to take lessons.

‎”We expect that the people would be circumspect to vote for an education-friendly governorship candidate in 2019.”

Guyaba said that the state needed an administrator that would overhaul the education sector and introduce modern learning facilities, in addition to building a dedicated workforce.

‎He noted that although he belonged to APC, it would not stop him from saying the truth about the administration as a critical stakeholder.

Guyaba however faulted     Governor Mohammed Abubaka pronouncement of some of his achievement on  foreign media.

“The achievements mentioned are not realistic of what said on education, Yankari‎ game reserved and many others,” he said

But in a quick reaction, the governor’s Special Adviser on Education and Public Enlightenment, Mr Sabo Mohammed, said that at inception, the administration declared a state of emergency in education with a view to overhauling the system.

‎”The governor is determined to overhaul the sector and put education in the front burner.

“He is also committed toward providing human and material resources to meet up with the challenges of educating its citizenry.

He said that the government’s measure had brought great improvement on infrastructure and facilities in school.

“It has also provided the necessary materials and helped to restore the confidence of parents to bring back their children to public schools.”

‎Mohammed said that the governor believed that when the citizenry receiced functional education, there would be dynamic, robust and productive citizenry.

He said the administration was addressing the issue of a sharp increase in students population in schools in urban and semi-urban areas of the state.

 “T‎he ministry of education provided over 10, 000 desks for schools in both the urban and semi-urban towns.

‎”It also organises capacity building for teachers in public schools in the state in areas of new pedagogy and methodology of teaching, classroom management, teacher-student relationship and effective school management.”

‎He therefore described the assertions of the APC chieftain as baseless and unfounded.