Following the low number of Kebbi children competing for places in Federal Government colleges, Governor Atiku Bagudu, has declared his intention to declare a state of emergency in the education sector.
He said the policy would improve teaching and learning in the state.
The governor made the statement while addressing members of Kebbi Development Forum (KDF), an NGO in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday.
He said education is the bedrock of development hence the resolve of his administration to rejuvenate the sector.
Out of the 78,378 pupils that participated in the recent 2017 National Common Entrance Examination, to book places in unity colleges, Kebbi had the least number of candidates. It had 63, a sharp contrast with Lagos which had 24,816 candidates.
Bagudu, who decried the low standard of education in the state, said his administration would work with…
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