Sokoto State governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has disclosed a sum of N11 billion has been spent on the construction and renovation of 948 classrooms in several schools across the state from 2015 till date. He disclosed that the breakdown shows that 388 new classrooms were built, while not less than 460 others were renovated within the period. He said, “other structures erected with the amount were offices and stores also spread across the state in different schools. Also speaking, the state SUBEB chairman, Hon Shuaibu Gwanda Gobir, said the state government has procured and distributed instructional materials to the tune of N71 million to basic education schools. In a goodwill message, the coordinator of UBEC office in Sokoto, Hajiya Mairo Usman, stated that the state government has paid all its marching grants up to 2019.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 02, 2020 18:33 UTC