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| Yahaya Bello. |
As
the governorship election in Kogi State is fast approaching, the Governor, Yahaya
Bello is living no stone unturned as he is poised to touch every facet of the
state so as to start on a very fresh ground after the elections.
By
the above, the governor has moved in to revitalize or touch a few areas needing
his assistance with the inaugurated of the distribution of free education
instructional materials to pupils across the 21 local government area of the
state in order to strengthen quality academic performance in the state.
In the same vein, the governor has also
distributed sixty-six (66) free modern laptop computers to the LGA staff who
were recently trained across the state.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in
Lokoja, the governor who was represented by the Commissioner for Local
Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Engr. Abubakar Ohere said that at the
inception of the New Direction Government, an emergency was declared on
productivity and ensuring delivery of quality education to Kogi children,
adding that there had been lots of reforms in the state’s civil service and the
education sector, reflected in the New Direction thematic blueprint and noted
that the distribution had been ongoing, while the inauguration of another phase
would complement the effort made so far.
According to Bello, the distribution of
these instructional materials was quite symbolic to his government’s effort to
reverberate the education sector and ensure that pupils were given the
necessary tools required for an excellent performance, as according to him, the
distribution of laptops was also important to boost the capacity and productivity
of the workforce in the state particularly those at the local government level.
Revealing further, the governor said that
both the distribution of educational materials to pupils and laptops to staffers of the LGAs were executed free of charge, a gesture
which would help the children to know better; an assurance of a better future
for the State.
Speaking on behalf of other Local
Government Administrators, the Kabba/Bunnu Administrator, Hon. Moses
Olorunleke, thanked the governor for investing in the future of the State,
adding that such kind of gesture would go a long way to help in guiding the
learning of the school children at the foundation level and commended the
ministry’s Commissioner for doing such great work which he said was having a
direct impact on the lives of the citizenry.
He further assured the governor, on behalf
of his colleagues, of the judicious use of the educational materials for the
school children as well as the laptops for the local government staffers, affirming
that the victory of the governor at the November 16, the gubernatorial election
had been signed, sealed and would be delivered soon.
The materials distributed were
stationery such as textbooks, notebooks, instructional materials, among several
others.
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