By Balarabe Abdullahi Kiru
The Kano State Government has commenced the distribution of admission letters to students entering Senior Secondary School One (SS1) across the state.
The exercise was flagged off at Maryam Aloma Girls’ Secondary School, Kano, by the Commissioner for Education, Dr. Ali Haruna Makoda.
Makoda said the initiative was part of the state government’s commitment to free and quality education, as well as mobilising community support for the sector.
He noted that the administration of Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf had introduced several interventions, including teacher recruitment, school renovation, and provision of learning materials, aimed at revamping the education sector.
According to him, Kano State’s emergence as the top state in the 2025 NECO examinations was a direct result of the governor’s prioritisation of education.
“I want to tell you that His Excellency, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, is working tirelessly, and that is why Kano’s education sector is moving at an accelerated speed by doing the needful.
“For instance, to address the shortage of Mathematics teachers in our secondary schools, the governor has approved the recruitment of new teachers who will be deployed across the state,” Makoda said.
He called on parents to complement government’s effort by ensuring that they send their children to school to acquire quality education.
Also speaking, the Executive Secretary of Kano State Senior Secondary Schools Management Board, Alhaji Rabi’u Saleh Gwarzo, said the state had never topped NECO rankings until the present administration.
He attributed the feat to the governor’s devotion to improving educational standards and called for synergy among education agencies to ensure a smooth transition of students from basic to senior secondary education.
Similarly, the State Chairman of the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), Alhaji Dahiru Salisu Mai-jimiri, commended the commissioner for his commitment to transforming the education sector.
The State Chairman of the School-Based Management Committee (SBMC), Alhaji Tijjani Haladu Baraya, also lauded the government’s efforts and urged parents and civil society organisations to support the drive for quality education.
The event was attended by officials from the Ministry of Education, the Senior Secondary Schools Management Board, and the State Universal Basic Education Board.