The All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools, ANCOPSS, Kaduna State Chapter, has commended the Kaduna State Government for its efforts to improve teachers’ welfare, citing improved service conditions and other incentives for education personnel in the state.
State President of ANCOPSS, Mr Jonathan Danbaki, gave the commendation at a press conference organised by an NGO the Gaskiya Network in Kaduna.
Mr Danbaki identified the extension of teachers’ service tenure to forty years of service or sixty-five years of age, the payment of rural allowances to teachers in underserved communities, and the approval of a seventy-two thousand naira minimum wage for eligible civil servants as some of the reasons for it’s position.
He also acknowledged the state government’s efforts in renovating school infrastructure, building teachers’ capacity and implementing the free basic education policy.
The ANCOPSS president used the occasion to declare the association’s endorsement of Governor Uba Sani for a second term in office ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Similarly, President of the Kauru-Lere Development Association, Comrade Dogara Randy Dauda, announced the endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as well as Governor Uba Sani for the 2027 elections.
Comrade Dauda said the decision followed consultations among representatives of twenty indigenous tribes in Kauru and Lere Local Government Areas.
He explained that their position was informed by an assessment of government policies and programmes in security, peacebuilding, infrastructure, agriculture, transportation and human development.
The community leader stressed the need for sustained efforts to promote peace, reconciliation and political inclusion, noting that peaceful coexistence was essential for development.
In an address, the Education Secretary, Kaduna South Local Government Mr. Mikailu Isa Gubuchi maintained that the Forum is a beneficiary of the giants and the massive renovations taking place at the educational level.
According to him, a lot of teachers also enjoy capacity-building trainings which make them to do more at their places of work.
Earlier, National Coordinator of Gaskiya Network, Dr Philibus Audu Nwamagyi, said the event was organised to promote good governance for national growth and development.
The press conference brought together representatives of ANCOPSS, the Kauru-Lere Development Association and other stakeholders to present their positions on governance and political leadership ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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