The Yobe governor, MaiMala Buni, on Monday pledged his administration’s commitment to restoring the past glory of the teaching profession in the state. Buni made the pledge in Damaturu while declaring open, two-day Yobe State Education Summit, titled ‘Expanding Enrollment, Enhancing Retention, Quality and Performance’. “I want to assure you that my administration is committed to reinventing teaching as a profession in Yobe, and in the coming weeks and months, we intend to roll out different incentives to equip our teachers to do better. Alhaji Musa Usman, a retired educationist, said the commitment to reposition primary and secondary education, was the right step to putting the state on a sound footing. On his part, Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed, a parent, said there was no better strategy for improving the education sector than developing the primary and secondary education.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 02, 2019 11:26 UTC