The Kano State Government has said that it would reach out to wealthy individuals for funds to provide critical infrastructure to raise the standard of basic education in the state.
Governor Abba Yusuf stated this when he hosted heads of media organisations in his office on Monday night.
He said, “We can’t fund the education sector alone without the assistance of wealthy residents; hence, the need for us as a government to reach out for the task ahead.
“This is part of efforts to ensure that stakeholders contribute their quota towards revamping the sector.
“We will reach out to wealthy individuals, corporate organisations, development partners and donor agencies in this direction.”
The governor said his administration was committed to providing quality education to the youth to guarantee a stable future, pointing out that “the era when pupils and students receive lessons on bare floor will soon be a thing of the past.”
Yusuf, therefore, called on wealthy Kano residents to sponsor qualified indigenes to further their education.
“There is a need to show love to others, particularly the underprivileged and the Almighty Allah will ensure that their pockets never run dry.
“We cannot leave the education and training of our children to the government or the parents alone. Any physical structure built by an individual, be it a primary school or higher institution, will bear the name of such personality as it has been the tradition of our government.
“It is my prayer that our well-to-do individuals in the state will stand strong and grow from strength to strength,” Yusuf said.