By Muhammad Ibrahim,Sokoto
Executive Chairman of the Board Alhaji Altine Shehu Kajiji made the pledge today when he paid an unscheduled visit to some schools in the metropolis.
Alhaji Altine Shehu said this is imperative inview of the fact that quality basic education remains key to the success of education sector as a whole.
He called on teachers in the twenty three LGEAs to redouble efforts in their responsibility of imparting sound knowledge to their pupils and students for the attainment of the set goals.
The Executive Chairman as well tasked authorities of schools under the Board to liaise with PTAs and SBMCs of their respective schools to mitigating issues of late coming and absconding by both teachers and pupils.
Kajiji opined that this is necessary as Sokoto SUBEB under his stewardship will not condone laxity and absconding to duty from any teacher.
He however praised the headteachers of Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa Model Primary School Malam Isah Garba and Principal of JSS Kaukabu Isah Alhaji for being on their seats during the unscheduled visit.
Alhaji Altine Shehu also challenged them to reporting any teacher found wanting in the discharge of his duty for necessary action.
Responding to a request of a photocopying machine at Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa Model Primary School,the SUBEB Chairman promised to personally procure it to the school.
This he hope will solve huge expenses being spent in photocopying examination question papers during examination period.
In all the schools visited,Kajiji urged their managements to accord priority on the sanitary condition of their schools.
In a related development, the SUBEB Chairman Alhaji Altine Shehu Kajiji also today paid a farmiliarization visit to Sokoto South and Sokoto North LGEAs.
In their separate comments during the visit,the Education Secretaries of Sokoto South Sada Haidara and his counterpart of Sokoto North Aminu Ibrahim called for SUBEB intervention on some issues bedeviling their work.
These according to them included lack of watchmen in some of their schools which give room to unscrupulous elements to enter such schools and vandalize their properties as well as interference in the posting of teachers by some politicians among others.
Responding,Kajiji pledged to do the needful on the issues without delay.
He challenged them to redouble effort in the discharge of their responsibility as basic education cannot be a success without their total support and cooperation.
He was accompanied on the unscheduled visit by the Deputy Director Quality Assurance Alhaji Umar Isah Bello and Head of Public Relations Abbas Tukur Sanyinna.
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