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Gombe To End State Of Emergency In Education, December- Gov Inuwa Yahaya

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Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya earlier today took a cursory look at the education sector in Gombe from the sordid and pitiable position when he took over the mantle of leadership to where it is presently and declared that there’s no need to extend the state of emergency he earlier declared in the sector beyond
December this year.

He gave the indication at the Government House Gombe, during the inauguration of a Task Force on completion, take-off of mega schools.

” We have moved away from the state of total collapse I met in 2019 that prompted us to declare a state of emergency in the education sector to a state of great competitiveness”, he said.

“From an academic pass ratio in Secondary School Certificate of 26% in 2019, Gombe State’s Student have recorded an 87% success rate in 2021” , Governor Inuwa asserted.

“Since we declared state of emergency, there has been various interventions.The World Bank is helping us.
And SUBEB is doing a lot”.

Governor Inuwa Yahaya said his government remains resolute in providing sound and qualitative education for all citizens of Gombe State.

He explained that, since his assumption of office in 2019, his government has been doing everything possible to provide quality education despite challenges.

He added that the state of emergency declared by his administration on education was meant to turn around the sector by providing the necessary human and material resources needed for it to function effectively.

Governor Inuwa noted that his government, despite the problem it inherited, has recorded tremendous achievements in education in the three years of his stewardship.

“Recall that in September 2019 when we went to launch BESDA Programme at Mallam Sidi, UNICEF mentioned that we had about five hundred thousand out of school children, which I quite believe that the number may be way higher. But with BESDA we were able to take about 350 or even more out of school children back to classes”.

He said apart form interventions in basic education, his administration is also investing heavily in secondary and tertiary education.

“Our declaration of state of emergency did not mean that we will stop only in BESDA and other collaborative projects, Internally our concern should be on what we do with basic and secondary education. I am proud that this government is able to achieve virtually all the targets we set with regard to basic education.

“But for secondary education, we realized the gaps, and we took the advantage of state of emergency to cover those gaps and deliver on the secondary education. Which means that from basic to secondary and even tertiary levels would have been linked up from head to toe, we would have got the quality that we desire to have in education in Gombe State” he added.

Speaking on the logic behind providing the mega schools, Governor Inuwa said, “Our target of setting up these special schools is to see that we close the gap in education and to see that we were able to deliver on our mandate and meet the yearnings of our people”.

“These Mega Schools will serve as models; with them we can backtrack and see even those that were left behind have caught up, and education is restored back to the old glory where we have very sound and qualitative education that we can compete with any other place in the world. That is the spirit with which we are setting up these committees”, he noted.

The governor assured that his government has raised the sum of 4.5 billion Naira through Sukuk for adequate funding of the Mega Schools Project which aims to establish cosmopolitan schools with state-of-the- art facilities to make teaching and learning more conducive and effective with qualified and well trained teachers for optimal performance.

He charged members of the taskforce to work diligently in the discharge of their assigned responsibilities.

Responding, the Chairman of the Coordinating Team who is also the Commissioner for Education, Hon. Dauda Maji Batari Zambuk, thanked Governor Inuwa Yahaya for finding them worthy of the task, pledging that they will not betray the confidence reposed in them.

He applauded the governor for his foresight in embarking on mega schools project which he said will go a long way in tackling the problems bedevilling education sector in Gombe State.

“Of the 114 wards we have in Gombe State there is non that His Excellency has not touched by renovating or building a brand new school”, he noted.

Mr. Batari Zambuk also extolled the governor for the recruitment of 1000 qualified teachers and his massive intervention in physical structures and facilities among others that saw to the improvement of students’ performance in external examinations in the state.

The chairman assured the governor that the committee will work relentlessly to deliver on its assignment.

The task force comprises of State Coordinating Committee and three Sub-committees each to ensure successful completion and take-off of one Mega Schools in each of the three Senatorial Districts of the state.

The three (3) Mega Schools are: Government Secondary School, GSS Dukku, Government Comprehensive Day Secondary School, GCDSS Dadin-Kowa and Government Science Secondary School, GSSS Lakanje-Kaltungo.

The Task Force is required to submit interim reports as per the milestone achieved in the course of the assignment. However, it shall submit its final report by the end of December, 2022.

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Press Release : Okpebholo Denies Sacking Civil Servants As Alleged By PDP

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The statement issued by the factional chapter of the PDP in Edo is a joke taken too far. The PDP is yet to recover from the crushing defeat it suffered during the 21st September governorship election in Edo State.

Governor Monday Okpebholo, since his inauguration on Tuesday, has since hit the ground running and trying to fix the mess created by the immediate-past MoU governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki.

For the records, the statement released on Wednesday by the Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, did not sack any civil servants. Besides, no Governor sacks civil servants through a media pronouncement.

Those asked to go were appointees of the last administration in the State. The factional PDP in Edo State is ignorant, and its members need to be gainfully engaged.

Anyone in the State’s civil service that is an appointee has nothing to fear. But if you are a product of the last MoU government and appointed by Obaseki, the rule of law must stand.

Signed:
Fred Itua,
Chief Press Secretary to Edo State Governor

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Edo Gov Directs Police Commissioner To End Cult Clashes Within 48hrs

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…….Bans Drivers Welfare Association, Network Empowerment

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Thursday, directed the state Commissioner of Police to halt the violent cult clashes in the State within 48 hours.

The Governor also banned Drivers Welfare Association and Network Empowerment in the State, in a statement signed by Fred Itua,
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor

He directed the Commissioner of Police to instruct his officers and men across the various formations to immediately swing into action and halt the unnecessary bloodbath.

On Wednesday, the Governor had ordered the immediate and indefinite suspension of collection of all revenues in Edo, especially in motor parks and others, until further notice

The Governor had noted that he would review the issues surrounding the collections soon and decide on the way forward.

“As the Governor of Edo State, cultism can not be allowed here. We must end it and very fast too. I have ordered the Commissioner of Police to halt the madness within 48 years. All those involved in the killings should be stopped.

“Some associations that are causing trouble in the State, especially in Benin City, cannot be allowed to operate here. They all remain banned, and the Commissioner of Police must ensure that his men carry out this instruction by giving teeth to this ban

“Edo must be safe. That was one of my key priorities during the campaigns, and I plan to ensure that we restore it at all costs. We will not fold our arms and allow them to create unnecessary tension,” the statement read.

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Gov Okpebholo Orders Immediate Freezing Of State Bank Accounts

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……..Abolishes Roads and Bridges Ministry, Reverts to Ministry of Works

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State, on Thursday, ordered the freezing of all State-owned bank accounts with immediate effect, until further notice.

The Governor has also warned commercial banks, heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to comply with the order immediately without any delays.

In a statement signed by
Fred Itua, Chief Press Secretary to Edo State Governor, Okpebholo warned that anyone, including heads of MDAs and civil servants who flout the order will be severely punished.

“All bank accounts in all the commercial banks have been frozen. Commercial banks must comply with the order and ensure that not a dime is taken out of the confers of Government until there is a further notice.

“Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies must comply with this order and ensure that there is a full compliance without any further delays.

“After the necessary investigations and reconciliations, the Governor will do the needful and decide on the way forward. For now, this order stands,” the statement read.

In the meantime, the Governor has asked the relevant Government agencies to reverse the Ministry of Roads and Bridges to the Ministry of Works. The reversed infamous name was conceptualised during the administration of Godwin Obaseki.

Governor Okpebholo, said since no bridges or good roads were constructed by the administration of Obaseki, it is therefore absurd to maintain such a name.

The Governor, has therefore ordered relevant government agencies to implement the new order and immediately reflect the new name.

“It is funny how you can call a Government institution Ministry of Roads and Bridges. Ironically, no single bridge was built by the same administration. Not even a pedestrian bridge.

“In the coming days, we will look at more actions taken by the previous administration and more decisions will be taken that will be done in the best interest of the State,” the statement concluded.

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