Stakeholders in the education sector, under Kano State Accountability Forum on Education (K-SAFE), has converged in Kano for a quarterly review meeting.
The event, which took place at Kano State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), SBMC hall, was chaired by the two co-chairs representing government and civil society organizations (CSOs).
In his welcome address, the co-chair who doubles as Director Research and Statistics Kano state Ministry of Education, Alhaji Munzali Mustapha explained that, the objectives of the meeting was to update members on the activities of the forum.
He highlighted that, K-SAFE had a meeting in Jigawa state to develop plans and divide members into sub-committes to properly guide the activities of the accountability forum.
The co-chair pointed out that, the agenda set, would guide K-SAFE, saying that the quarterly review meeting would cover a lot due to the presence of relevant stakeholders.
“we had a similar meeting in Jigawa and development a framework was done”.
In his presentation titled: Overview of Kano State Accountability Forum on Education: the co-chair Civil Society Organizations (CBOs), Professor Muhammad Bello Shitu noted that, the forum is targeted towards providing strategic direction, and a coherent plan to direct the accountability in the education sector.
He stressed that, strengthening education service delivery requires advocacy for partnership, engagements, reforms, and monitoring.
Also speaking, Director Development Support and Coordination, Kano state Ministry of Planning and Budget, Alhaji Abdulmumin L. Ajumawa, charged K-SAFE to advocate for timely release of funds for quality assurance.
He maintained that, there were a large number of abandoned projects in the education sector, that if completed, would go a long way in reducing congestion and facilitating good learning.
“Our prayer is to be able to see the releases of the budgetary allocation which is the greatest challenge”.
Speaking on the establishment of Learning hubs, across the four pilot local government areas, by the Partnership for Learning for all in Nigeria (PLANE), the program facilitator, Hajiya Umma Muhammad said, the intervention targets a particular cluster within the community, which was an informal gathering where children learn outside the school, to support and bridge the gap in education.
The program facilitator hinted that, other areas of PLANE intervention include Tsangaya schools, which would be integrated to enable them access to ensure a more inclusive and effective education system in Kano.
The quarterly meeting was attended by representatives from CSACEFA,Text foundation, SUBEB, Kano state Agency for Mass Education and other relevant stakeholders in the educational sector.
KHADIJAH ALIYU
