BY ALIYU DANGIDA
Jigawa state government has received support from one of the commercial banks, Zenith Bank on Free Girls Child Education, as it renovated and furnished one of the Girls Boarding Senior Secondary school in the state.
Speaking during the handing over of the renovated Government Girls Senior Secondary School Malammadori, the state governor Malam Umar Namadi commended the management of the bank for the kind gesture.
Governor Namadi explained that, his government is committed to ensure every child in the state has access to quality education irrespective of his parent economic status, political affiliations or geographical location.
He said:-“Girls child having left behind in terms of school enrolment and retention in the state, the free education for girls child from primary to higher institution was introduced to bridge the gap and also support girls to compete with boys in the struggle for building modern and great Jigawa state”.
Governor Namadi promised to continue collaborating with donor partners, private and public institution, community organizations, civil societies, religious leaders and general public in revitalizing the state education sector which is the biggest pillar in making Jigawa state prosperous and Greater.
Speaking at the handing over ceremony, the Northwest Regional Manager of the Bank, Abubakar Suleiman Gwaranyo said, the renovation of the school is part of their social corporate responsibilities project.
“We choose to give our intervention into education sector particularly girls child education aims at supporting the state government to achieve its desire goals of given access to quality and affordable education from primary to higher institution to all girls child in the state.
“The work we executed in Government”s Girls Senior Secondary School Malammadori included renovation of 40 class rooms, Kitchen, Dinning Hall , 5 block of toilets, 3 Laboratory, Mosque, Library and furnitures”. Gwaranyo stated
