A total of 1.4 million new intakes have been targeted for school enrolment in the next one year in Sokoto State.
Governor Aminu Tambuwal disclosed this at the flag off of the enrollment drive and official launch of the State cash transfer scheme, the Nigerian Partnership for Education Project and the Early Childhood Development centres(ECD) at Riji village in Rabah local government area.
He stated “The enrolment drive is a high level advocacy mechanism which ensures that all stakeholders partake in ensuring effective awareness and mobilization of parents, guardians, communities, religious and traditional leaders as well as the school based management committees on the importance of enrolling all school-age children into schools."
Tambuwal explained that the campaign would concentrate on community level activities especially house- to – house campaigns.
He said it would be achieved through empowerment of School Based Management Committees, Mothers’ Associations (SA), religious and traditional leaders and other stakeholders to conduct campaign in their communities.
According to him, they would regularly track and monitor attendance of enrolled children in their respective schools in the communities as part of their oversight responsibilities.
The governor assured of his administration’ commitment towards investing significant amount of time and resources to turn around the fortunes of the education sector.
In a remark , UNICEF’s acting chief of field office for Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi, Mr. Paul Mudzondo, lauded efforts of the state government in the education sector.
He described the event as unique, noting that apart from campaign for enrolment, government had provided stipends to poor families to support enrolment and maintenance of children, especially girls in schools.
