Lawan Abba-Wakilbe, the commissioner for education, science, technology, and innovation, who announced this on Saturday in Maiduguri, said the rehabilitation was to restore the schools’ infrastructure and provide safe and conducive environment for teaching and learning.
Mr Abbah-Wakilbe expressed gratitude to Gov. Babagana Zulum for his unwavering commitment to the education sector.
He commended school managers for their resilience in the wake of the disaster and assured stakeholders of transparent implementation of schools rehabilitation projects and the processes to restore back the system.
According to Mr Abba-Wakilbe, the rehabilitation will be done directly by the management committee of each school.
“These committees, known for their effective execution of past projects, will implement the School Improvement Plan (SIP) in the affected institutions.
“The funds will be allocated based on the extent of damage suffered by each school,” Mr Abba-Wakilbe said.
He added that the rehabilitation effort would also extend to the state library board and the scholarship board.
“To ensure accountability, the ministry has established a monitoring team, and plans are underway to engage an auditor and a financial consultant to supervise the proper utilisation of the funds,” he said.
The commissioner urged schools without operational accounts to open one immediately to facilitate the process.
The initiative has received widespread commendation from key stakeholders across the state.
Representatives of various educational bodies, including SBMC chairman Abba Bukar, ANCOPS chairman Abba Ali Ladan, and Mala Kulloma of the Education Secretaries Forum, lauded the initiative.
They described the move as a significant step towards restoring normalcy in education across the state.
(NAN)
