Kano state government has requested more support from development partners, to move the state forward especially in the area of education.
The State Commissioner for Education, Alh. Umar Haruna Doguwa made the appeal during a visit to Smart School, Tarda, constructed by the Federal government and equipped by Korea International Cooperation Agency, KOICA.
Alh. Umar Haruna maintained that the world is moving towards knowledge – based economy adding that for Kano to catch up with the prevailing trend, the assistance of donor agencies was absolutely necessary.
“Kano has about 20 million people, which is about or bigger than the population of some countries. We have several challenges on the ground but we must not be left behind in using education to develop our economy. In this regard, we need the support of KOICA and similar agencies to forge ahead”, he said.
“The challenges in Kano’s sector of education are many and as a government, we cannot solve them alone. We should not allow insignificant differences to affect our progress as a state, the state is far more important than our differences. We, therefore, must join hands and with the support of development partners, we can achieve our educational goals”.
The Commissioner thanked the Korea International Cooperation Agency for equipping the Smart School with digital teaching and learning tools, and for sponsoring selected teachers for a three weeks training in Korea.
This, he stated, would go a long way in strengthening Nigeria-Korea friendship and in complementing the present administration’s efforts towards revamping the state’s standard of education. He promised that the goodwill extended by KOICA would not be abused.
Earlier, the Country Director, KOICA, Prof. Sungil Sun, said he was impressed by the commitment of Kano state government towards managing the Smart School, highlighting that of the six states where the agency is supporting such schools, the one in Kano is the best so far.
Expressing satisfaction that the headmaster of the school, Malam Maikudi Al-Alawi has shown uncommon commitment in running the school, the Country Director explained that with this development, his agency looks forward to expanding cooperation with Kano state government.
