Worsening security situation in Zamfara state has caused school closures with 75 secondary schools already affected, Permanent Secretary , Ministry of Education, Zamfara state, Alhaji Kabiru Attahiru, has said.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned he said this while giving a goodwill message during a two-day meeting held to raise awareness about the National Policy on Gender in Education (NPGE), an event organized by the state’s Universal Basic Education Board in partnership with UNICEF.
The programme was held in Gusau, the state capital.
Attahiru noted that most of the schools had been closed since September 2021 following attacks on two girls’ schools in the state.
He said the state government was working round the clock to reopen the schools which were closed due to threats by bandits.
He added that the government directed the closure of the schools following the abduction of 75 students at the Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, in Maradun Local Government Area of the state.
Attahiru emphasized the need to include field officers in national education policy formulation on gender education to attain the desired results.
In his remarks, the state UNICEF consultant, Dr Ahmed Hashim, highlighted the objectives of the committee which include the review of inputs sourced during previous meetings on NPGE- Team@orientactualmags.com
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