Governor Yusuf Hires 4,315 Teachers

Kano State Governor Alhaji Abba Yusuf has offered letters of assignment to 4,315 erstwhile Better Service Delivery for All (BESDA) teachers, making them imperishable and pensionable.

In his remarks during the motorboat and organisation of the connection letters, Governor Yusuf emphasised that acquisition remains the cornerstone of his administration’s improvement agenda. He maintained that the ceremonial is simply a testament to his unwavering content successful acquisition arsenic a cardinal instrumentality for development.

“Let maine accidental present that arsenic you are inducted into this noble profession, I privation to impulse you to clasp our mission, thatch with passion, service with integrity, and dedicate yourselves selflessly to nurturing the minds and shaping our children’s character”, helium stated.

The politician besides announced the state’s plans to enlistee 2,616 qualified teachers done the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to execute the prescribed teacher-to-pupil ratio crossed each 44 section authorities areas.

He explained that arsenic portion of broad acquisition reforms, his medication has invested N200 cardinal successful a Teacher Loan Scheme, promoted thousands of teachers, approved 17,000 watchmen for schoolhouse security, and initiated plans to supply 440 motorcycles and 300 tablet computers to schoolhouse enactment officers.

While highlighting his committedness to acquisition excellence with the allocation of 31.4 per cent of the 2025 fund to education, Governor Yusuf noted that their efforts are yielding results, with the State’s historical emergence arsenic Nigeria’s top-performing authorities successful the 2025 NECO SSCE results, with 68,159 candidates achieving astatine slightest 5 credits, including English and Mathematics.

He further urged the recently appointed teachers to clasp their task with passion, integrity, and dedication to nurturing young minds and shaping character.

In her remarks, Universal Basic Education Commission’s (UBEC) zonal director, Mrs Sidikat Shomope, who represented the Executive Secretary of the commission, Dr Aisha Garba, praised Kano’s inaugural to sorb the 4,315 erstwhile BESDA teachers, calling it a “giant stride” that different states should emulate.

She emphasised that teacher prime determines pupil outcomes, noting that acquisition fails without qualified teachers, adjacent with fantabulous infrastructure and materials.

While recommending continuous teacher recruitment to regenerate retirees and ongoing capableness gathering programs, Dr Garba urged the authorities to deploy these teachers to agrarian and underserved communities to guarantee equitable acquisition access.