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KANO — Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has been honoured with the Worldwide Literacy and Studying Leadership Award.
The worldwide recognition provides to Kano State’s rising profile as a number one centre for training reform in Africa, reflecting growing world acknowledgement of the Yusuf administration’s investments in enhancing entry to high quality training.
A press release issued on Saturday by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, defined that the award was offered by Common Studying Options (ULS) throughout a ceremony on the historic Stationers’ Corridor within the Metropolis of London, United Kingdom, as a part of actions commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the Jolly Phonics programme in Africa
Governor Yusuf, who was represented on the occasion by the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, was recognised for what the organisers described as his daring management in training, notably the administration’s choice to allocate 30 per cent of the state’s finances to the sector—one of many highest training budgetary commitments in Nigeria.
In keeping with the organisers, the award acknowledges the governor’s sustained investments in reforms geared toward enhancing literacy, increasing entry to high quality training and creating higher studying alternatives for kids throughout Kano State.
Talking whereas receiving the award on behalf of the governor, Emir Sanusi described training as the simplest instrument for social transformation, urging governments and improvement companions to accentuate efforts towards guaranteeing that each little one has entry to literacy and high quality studying.
“Schooling stays essentially the most highly effective software for reworking societies. We should work collectively to ensure each little one’s proper to literacy and high quality training, regardless of their background,” the Emir stated.
Sanusi additionally careworn the potential of the Jolly Phonics programme to enhance literacy amongst Almajiri kids by constructing on the Arabic literacy they purchase via Qur’anic training whereas introducing them to English studying and writing expertise.
The organisers stated the Emir’s remarks resonated strongly with members, describing his presentation as a compelling case for inclusive and evidence-based training reforms able to reaching weak kids.
Talking on the ceremony, the Co-Founder and Chief Government Officer of Common Studying Options, Gary Foxcroft, counseled Governor Yusuf for putting training on the centre of governance, saying the administration’s reforms show the affect of visionary political management.
“Governor Yusuf’s dedication to investing in training reveals what will be achieved when studying and human capital improvement grow to be priorities of presidency,” Foxcroft stated.
He additionally praised the Emir’s imaginative and prescient for integrating Almajiri kids into structured literacy programmes, describing the proposal as “inspiring and transformational.”
Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa said that the
Common Studying Options reaffirmed its partnership with the Kano State Government, pledging continued collaboration in increasing the Jolly Phonics initiative, strengthening academics’ capability and enhancing literacy outcomes in colleges throughout the state.
