867 Primary School Teachers undergoing the three-month Borno State Teachers’ Intensive Upgrade Program at the College of Education Waka Biu have today, Wednesday, August 21, 2024, concluded their program.
Speaking at the occasion, the Honourable Commissioner of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Engr. Lawan Abba Wakilbe, assured the successful graduates that the Ministry of Education will forward proposals regarding their upgrade for His Excellency’s consideration. He further charged them to be more dedicated and utilise the knowledge gained in the training to good use.
The Emir of Biu, HRH Mai Mustafa Umar Mustafa, who was represented by the Birma of Biu, Hon. Ibrahim Shehu Birma, tasked the graduands to justify the investment made in building their capabilities by the outputting in their respective classrooms.
However, the provost of the College of Education, Waka Biu, Dr. Gambo Saljaba, pointed out that 63 participants absconded, 183 failed. He went further to describe the participants as well-behaved while in training.
The Permanent Secretary of the of the Borno State Universal Basic Education Board (BOSUBEB), Dr. Hyleni Mshelia, congratulated all participants and promised that BOSUBEB would expedite the formal process of their upgrade.
The Chairman, Borno State NUT, Comr. Zali Garba Audu, applauded the government for transforming the education section. He reiterated that teachers in Borno are lucky and argued that the graduates should employ the skills they have learnt to improve teaching and learning. On teachers’ welfare during the training, the NUT Chairman thanked the state government for the monthly stipend of 30,000 as promised during the flagging off.
Similarly, the Chairman of the Forum for Education Secretaries, Prof. Umar Goni, charged all participants to be of the utmost dedication for better education.
The high points of the events were cultural presentations from the eight local government areas of southern Borno, where the participants came from.
