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By Philip Nwosu
The Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal, has described the Federal College of Education Technical (FCET), Gusau, as a platform that nurtures and produces qualified teachers for public schools in the area.
Lawal spoke when the FCET Governing Council paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House. A statement on Friday by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, explained that the visit was part of efforts at improving synergy between the state government and the FCET Gusau.
According to the governor, “I want to start by saying that the people of Zamfara State have greatly benefited from the Federal College of Education Technical Gusau. Five of my sisters graduated from FCET.
“Considering all the indicators, the state of education in Zamfara has been at the bottom for many years, consistently vying with Yobe State for the last position in the country “Last year, I declared a state of emergency in the educational sector of Zamfara due to these challenges.
“For over three years, the previous government failed to pay fees for the NECO and WAEC examinations which was quite unfortunate but we have since settled the debts.
“Just recently, you may have read in the news about the performance of our students in the NECO entrance examination for gifted students. “Our dear state, Zamfara, emerged as the best-performing state in the entire North and the second-best in the whole country. We are dedicated to ensuring every child has access to quality education,” Lawal said.
Earlier, Chairman of the FCET Governing Council, Prof. Muhammad Bashir Nuhu, commended the Governor for prioritising education in his administration’s agenda.
