Kwankwaso declares free education in Kano

Kwankwaso declares free education in
Kano
on december 25, 2013 at 9:54 am in news
By AbdulSalam Muhammad.
KANO – In a bid to address educational
backwardness of the state, Kano state Governor,
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has declared free and
compulsory education at level in the state.
Kwankwaso who made the declaration during the
presentation of 2014 appropriation bill to the House
of Assembly revealed that the gesture would
commenced from 2014 academic year.
Kwankwaso stated that “in our collective resolve to
drive a knowledge base economy, government has
already concluded arrangement to adopt a free
education for all indigene at all levels: primary,
secondary and tertiary institutions in the state.”
The Governor added that “this is in addition to
sponsoring of Kano indigenes to pursue their
various degree programmes locally and
internationally”, pointing out that the
commencement of the free education for all Kano
state indigenes from primary, secondary and
tertiary institutions starting from the new academic
session in 2014.”
In order to ensure effective implementation of the
new programme, the Education sector got the
largest share of the sectoral allocation with over
N20billion with Ministry of Education N15.22billion;
while its ministry for Higher Education counterpart
got N5.61billion.
Other policy programmes in 2014 fiscal year under
education include, N6.5 billion for the continuation
work at Schools for Islamic Studies in each of the
44 LGAs
Kwankwaso revealed that N2 billion has been set
aside for the continuation of 44 Technical Schools
one in each LGAs; adding that N241 million has
equally been earmarked for the procurement of 15
mobile computing solar powered container box.
He said that N250 million was also earmarked for
the establishment of another boarding primary
school in the state, adding that N1.3 billion has been
allocated for the Construction and furnishing of 268
additional classrooms in the state.
The Governor further stated that Northwest
University got N3billion for the continuation of
construction of Faculty building, senate building and
other infrastructure, adding under the 2014
approriation bill N586 million was earmarked for the
continuation work at former Magwan Water
Restaurant to First Lady College.

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