By Joyce Remi-Babayeju
The the world marks the 2022 International Literacy Day, ( ILD), the FCT Administration has called for improved knowledge acquisition , economic education and skills empowerment.
FCTA’s Secretary for Education Sani Dahir El-Katuzu, made this known yesterday, while briefing the press on the commemoration of this year’s ILD, with the “Transforming Literacy
Learning Spaces; Exploring opportunities and Possibilities”.
He noted that over the years, the Administration has expressed its resolute commitment to quality education with renewed emphasis to overcome illiteracy and ignorance which
will help to accelerate financial independence.
El-Katuzu, who was represented by Director Administration and Finance (DAF), Education Secretariat, Leramoh Abduralzak, noted that the ILD 2022 theme avails us the opportunity to further deepen the efforts of the FCT Administration to ensure equitable and inclusive education for all.
He also disclosed that the FCT Education Secretariat has evolved
series of policies and strategies to ensure that every resident of the
FCT has equal access to quality education which is also affordable.
According to him, the Department of Mass Education (DME) of the Education Secretariat had rolled out series of life changing skills acquisition, training to adults, women and youths in the FCT, which is geared towards reducing the rate of illiteracy in the Territory.
He said,”Our determination in enhancing the pace of literacy learning space is re-enforced by this 2022 inspired theme. It is this access to quality Education that advance the course of literacy and help to show case productivity, ideas and turn the wheels of modern day life.”
“We thank the FCT Minister and his team for the immense support
Administration, in order for us to realize our crucial role in the overall development of the FCT.”
“We cannot try to imagine what life would be like if there was no
access to education, which is capable of transforming the
learning space through many opportunities and make impossible
dreams and visions become possible.”
“All the achievements of DME among others is worth celebrating
on this remarkable International Literacy Day as it geared towards
realising the 2022 theme of “Transforming Literacy Learning
Spaces; Exploring Opportunities and Possibilities. “
Director, FCT Mass Education, Hajarat Titilayo Alayande, highlighting the numerous efforts of FCT Administration targeted at raising literacy index in the nation’s Capital, said a lot of activities have been outlined to celebrate the Day.
Alayande called on residents to take advantage of it’s over 200 Mass Education and vocational centers scattered across the six Area Councils of the territory to lift themselves out of illiteracy and poverty irrespective of age, sex and status.
She explained that the Mass Education platform of FCTA was inclusively and robustly established to cater for everybody, including the Nomadic Herders, the Almagiris’ and even the elderly people within the age of 50 to 60.
