The Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has decried the poor state of the education sector in his state.
Governor Lawal made the remark during a visit to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund in Abuja.
According to a statement released by the Fund on Saturday, Dauda was said to have solicited the help of TETFund to reposition the education sector in order to move the state forward.
“As you are all aware, Zamfara is a small state facing the challenge of insecurity, most importantly in the area of education. If you check all the statistics, you will agree with me that Zamfara is not doing too well and therefore we need to be encouraged…
“It is a known fact that without education, we will not be able to achieve anything and we will continue to be backward,” the governor said.
Lawal, who recently assumed office, said he anchored his campaign on security and education, adding he was, however, challenged with the little available financial resources to address the problems.
“Bearing in mind the financial resources of the state, I have a limitation, and this is the place the help will come from, ES (Executive Secretary) I am here, Zamfara needs help. I know you are doing very well but you can do better,” the governor stressed.
Governor Lawal applauded TETFund for its various projects across tertiary education institutions in the country.
Meanwhile, the TETFund boss, Sonny Echono, while responding, congratulated the governor on his victory in the March 18 governorship election.
Saying that TETFund was very delighted with the governor’s passion for human capital development, Echono said Zamfara is rich in resources, and expressed the need to harness the potentials of the state for its educational development.
On the request by the governor, the Executive Secretary said TETFund had already made provision on issue of security as it affects public tertiary educational institutions.
