Gov AbdulRazaq distributes 68,280 textbooks to primary schools in Kwara

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State on Friday flagged off the distribution of free 68,280 textbooks to pupils in primaries 4, 5, and 6 in public schools across the state.

AbdulRazaq, represented by Deputy Kayode Alabi at the distribution centre at Shao, Moro Local Government Area, said his administration would leave no child of school-age behind on account of lack of access to learning materials.

AbdulRazaq stated that efforts by the government to strengthen partnership with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has been yielding positive results.

The governor declared: “We are not only carrying out massive infrastructural renewals across Kwara State, but we have also invested so much in technology, recruitment of competent teachers, retraining of our existing hands, and welfare of our workers.

”This is the first time in many years that Kwara is benefitting from various interventions from the UBEC.

”And it is the gain of our efficient management of resources and deliberate effort to improve learning outcome and brighten the future of our children.”

The Executive Chairman of the state Universal Education Board (KWSUBEB), Prof. Shehu Raheem Adaramaja, commended the governor for his policies on education which has earned the state various interventions.

According to the Executive Chairman, “the interventions include three slots of 30 modern Bilingual Model Schools projects of Federal Government/UBEC initiative programme located at Ballah, Banni and Share, respectively, among other interventions.

”The distribution of the textbooks in core subjects like English Language, Mathematics, Basic Science and Technology across the 16 LGEAs, would be a major morale booster to the teachers and pupils in the basic education sector.”