The Federal Government says it is implementing policies and programmes that will assist to enhance the development of Science and Technology for the development of the country.
The Minister of State for Science and Technology, Dr Muhammad Abdullahi, made the remarks when he paid a courtesy visit to Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State, at Government House, Katsina, on Monday.
Abdullahi told Gov. Masari that he was in Katsina to launch a new teaching aid “Technology Story Board” for science and technical schools.
The Minister acknowledged the contributions of Katsina State government towards producing manpower for technology and bio-research centres.
He commended the state government for putting in place structures that would enhance the learning of science and technical education in schools.
The minister expressed optimism that Katsina would compete favorably with other states in technical education.
The Minister used the visit to invite the governor to be the Special Guest of Honour during the forthcoming Science and Technology Expo scheduled to hold from March 15, to March 20, 2020 in Abuja.
Responding, Masari expressed the resolve of the present APC administration to develop Science and Technical Education in the state.
He said that was because Science and Technology were catalysts for societal growth and development.
Masari revealed that the state government would continue to support the newly-upgraded Ministry of Science and Technology’s Science and Technical Education Board and the Youth Craft Centre to enhance science and technical education in the state.
He observed that the new teaching aid would assist in imparting knowledge of science and technology to students.
The governor appreciated the minister for selecting Katsina to host the launching of the new teaching aid in the Northwest zone of the country.
Also in a remark, the state commissioner for Science and Technology, Dr Rabe Nasir, said that the state had synergy with the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology for the development of science and technology in the state.
The commissioner explained that nine schools in each state in the Northwest were selected to benefit from new teaching aid free.(NAN)
