We’ll encourage our children to enroll in public institutions: Kwara govt
The Kwara State Government says it will continue to create an enabling environment for learning to encourage children to enroll in public institutions.
The State’s Commissioner of Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu, disclosed this while inspecting the common entrance examination that took place in various centres across the 16 LGA of the State over the weekend.
“As a government, we will encourage our children to enroll in public institutions by providing the enabling environment to improve learning outcome. The present administration places education on the front burner and ensures that everyone has access to qualitative education,” Hajia Modibbo Kawu stated.
Hajia Modibbo Kawu alongside a team from the Ministry, monitored the exercise in some centres in Ilorin, Oke-Ero, and Ekiti Local Government Areas of the State.
The Commissioner, who applauded the hitch free exercise, noted that the centres visited were peaceful and the commencement of the examination was timely.
While expressing satisfaction over the conduct of the exercise, Hajia Modibbo Kawu commended the Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for his commitment to improving the quality of education, which is drawing more families to the public schools.
She revealed that the transition examination from primary to junior secondary school is fully sponsored by the State government, stating that Governor AbdulRazaq is the people’s Governor, who feels the plight of the average Kwarans.
The Commissioner explained that the State government is committed to ensuring that no child is left behind in accessing quality education in the State.
According to her, “As you can see, everything is hitch free and going on well. Let me quickly give kudos to the State government and the management and staff of the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development involved in the process, for doing a great job at ensuring a good preparation and seamless exercise, as reports gathered from other centres across the State reinforced that it was satisfactory.”
