The government of Zamfara State has announced plans to establish five special primary schools in each ot the 14 Local government area councils in the state.
The plan was disclosed by Governor Dauda Lawal at a reception organized in his honor by Gusau Emirate council in the State.
He revealed that the State Government has also secured a special intervention fund for the rehabilitation and construction of schools.
Governor Dauda further said he secured two hundred (200) scholarships for state indigenes to study Medicine and Engineering in Egypt.
The Director General Media and Communications to Governor Dauda Lawal, Nuhu Salihu Anka, in a statement on Sunday in Gusau said the scholarship secured is another opportunity acquired for the development of education in the state.
“As part of efforts to revive the Educational sector, the state Government would soon embark on rehabilitation and reconstruction of more primary schools across 14 local government areas of the state,” the statement read.
According to the statement, five Special Primary Schools are to be constructed in each of the 14 local government areas of the state, adding that a Committee has been constituted for the project to ensure successful take-off of the project.
He further said, the project work would begin before the end of this month, adding that his administration would ensure that the money funded for education would be directly channeled to assigned sector.
While thanking the Emir for the honour given to him, Governor Dauda also called on people of the state to continue praying for the state government in its commitments towards sustaining peace as well as attaining the rapid development of the State
