Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has approved the employment of 2,000 teachers across the State.
The governor announced this while presiding over the Executive Council meeting on Monday at the government house council chamber in Gusau.
A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Idris, revealed that the planned recruitment of teachers is one of the promises made during the campaign.
The statement noted that education, being the second priority of Governor Lawal’s administration, has received significant attention and is already yielding desired results.
It said Governor Dauda Lawal, in his commitment to revamp education in Zamfara state, had, on November 14, 2023, declared a state of emergency in the education sector of Zamfara State.
The emergency response by the Zamara government under Governor Lawal includes the construction and renovation of more than 400 schools across the 14 local government areas of the State.
Others are the provision of two-seater desks for pupils and students, totalling over 12,000 across schools in the 14 local government areas and equipping the constructed and renovated 400 schools with over 700 tables and 1,000 chairs for teachers across the 14 local government areas.
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Governor Lawal in his remarks at the council meeting, said the recruitment of teachers is part of his government’s activities in 2025, and it
will employ 2,000 qualified teachers to help improve and revitalize the education sector.
It added that teachers are to be employed in phases to ensure that the right quality of teachers to address critical areas of need in schools are employed.
The recruitment is part of the AGILE Program and aims to completely reverse the rot in the education sector and improve the quality of teaching and students in schools throughout the state.
“We are starting with employing 500 teachers in the first quarter of this year. In the first instance, emphasis would be placed on teachers in critical subjects like English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, ICT, and Entrepreneurship studies.”
(Editor : Ena Agbanoma)
