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The sign of the coming revolution in the primary education sub-sector in Nasarawa State became noticeable when a four pointer, workaholic , capacity, a Messiah to smart school,a gofer of quality assurance,a former classroom teacher with Primary and Secondary school as well as Pro bono lecturer with the Nasarawa State University Keffi.
A former National Coordinator Public Works program, a former Senior special Assistant to former Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State, a former youth and students leader, a former Senior special assistant to Governor Umaru Tanko Almakura on youths and students affairs,a former Senior special assistant to Governor Abdullahi Sule on project monitoring Government House Affairs.
A former special adviser to the Executive Governor on political affairs, a former lawmaker Nasarawa State House of Assembly , a man that served three Executive Governors , a man with three names, three kids and now Executive Chairman Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board Dr. Kassim Muhammad Kassim ,a core politician, a repute educationist per excellence a worthy example of true leader was appointed as Executive Chairman, Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board.
He instantly brought sanity and introduced positive changes to Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board for instance: conducive learning environment, upgrading school infrastructures and increased access to basic education.
Dr Kassim Muhammad Kassim, announced that many staff of the Local Government and Development Education Authorities in the state, who are trained teachers will be redeployed to classrooms to teach in schools, especially at the primary level.
He explained that the decision is being taken as part of measures to address the perceived shortages of teachers in schools across the state, direct all Education Secretaries of the Local Government and Development Education Authorities to ownership of government projects sited in their domain also intervened on school lands encroachment.
Kassim, also said in addition to this measure, a committee or task force will be inaugurated to retrieve school furniture particularly classrooms desks and chairs who divert them to their private houses and offices.
Similarly, he abolished unlawful fees for teachers promotion and retirement processes. While announced the clearing of #2.7 million salary arrears of cleaners and security at Smart school lafia.
He also approved security guards for primary school pupils structures against kidnapping and vandalisation, uncover corruption in primary school, deploys NSCDC for primary school security.
That is not all , he rejected lesson notes by teachers through Artificial Intelligence ( AI) method, reintroduced school feeding programme, engaged members of the Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) Nasarawa State chapter in the construction and renovation works of primary schools in the state. Reintroduced the best performing department and units awards/ staff.
The Executive Chairman Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board Dr Kassim Muhammad Kassim, donated a vehicle to the Information, Public Relations and Protocol Unit of the Board. This gesture is aimed at enhancing the capacity of the unit for effective and efficient information dissemination.
This is unprecedented in the history of the Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board. You and your management have demonstrated un- equalled commitment to wholistic improvement of services in the Basic Education sub-sector of the state.
What you have achieved, not many have achieved.
I called him a silent achiever and an action man and you ?.
Gana Lawal Ahmed (Mnipr)
is the Public Relations Officer
Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board.
