…….… recruitment of 4,700 teachers will be on merit
By El-Yakuq Dogara
The Executive Chairman, Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board, Hon.Mohammed Musa Dan’azumi has called on Heads of communities to take full ownership of public schools as their personal investment .
The Chairman in an exclusive interview expressed displeasure over the way and manner community leaders and Heads show less concerned on Government owned schools especially the cradle of education.
Narrating on how people in some communities climbed roofs of primary school when it was raining to remove zinc while others are in the habit of removing window frames and burglaries.
He added that the law of Karma will one day caught those in such habits, appealled to village and districts heads to see those properties as there owned.
Dan’azumi lauded the State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule for the prompt payment of marching grants which runs into billions of naira.
“It is only God that will reward Governor Abdullahi Sule for the good work he is doing for the people.
“The Governor was prompt in the payment of counterpart funds to the Universal Basic Education Board, Our Governor can be described as the first or the best Governor of our time, besides that, He also ensure all needed infrastructures, instructional materials are distributed to the end users as at when due.
The Chairman, however attested that the presence of Governor Abdullahi Sule is almost everywhere across communities, He added.
On the issue of the long awaited recruitment of 4,700 basic teachers, The Chairman confided that all is set for the final release of names of qualified persons in no distance time.
“I’m the Executive Chairman of Nsubeb for almost 8 years now , Since 2011 there was no recruitment of teachers in primary schools”, Said Dan’azumi.
The Chairman explained that the recruitment exercise will be mostly on meritocracy, noted that given credence to merit will enhance teaching and learning at the cradle of education.
“The awaiting recruitment exercise was an exercise with a difference with the conglomeration of committee which comprises experts in the education sector especially the Local Government Chairmen, National Teachers Institute, The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, Nigeria Union of Teachers and the Ministry of Education was constitutes a committee under the able leadership of Joseph Kaura.
“One thing that differentiate Governor Abdullahi Sule with others was that he has the ability to channeled resources to the appropriate place, That is Governor Abdullahi Sule for you.
The Executive Chairman issue stiffer warning to Government officials to shun anything that is capable of causing untold hardship by collecting graft from applicants waiting for job to change a new leaf or faced the full wrath of the law by attempting to jeopardize the exercise.
“If you are a syndicate collecting money for job, Nasarawa State is no longer safe for you people, Change before security operatives nab you and your team”.
