By Ahmed Jada

Bauchi State Government has pledged to increase Education budget allocation to 26% United Nations Education Cultural Organizations ‎UNESCO recommendation to boost the sector next fiscal year.

The Special Adviser to Governor Mohammed Abubakar on Education , Comrade Sabo Mohammed made the pledged when members of the Bauchi State Coalition for the Improvement of Public Expenditure Management paid him a advocacy visit in his office yesterday in Bauchi, which was supported by Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD).

Sabo said Governor Abubakar is passionate about education sector. “If you will recalled our last year 2016 budget was around or 13% this year 2017 is 18% and next year will be increase to 26%, to meet up the UNESCO standard. H.E is working assiduously on implementation of the recommendation of report submitted by the tasks force committee on Education ” he said

‎S. A to the Governor pointing out that the present administration does not compromise the issue of transparency, accountability, quality of teachers, toward improving the education sector in the state.

Mohammed Sabo pledged his readiness and the ministry of education partnering with Civil Society Organizations to improve education challenges in the state.

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‎Earlier speaking the leader of the delegation who is also the Acting Chairperson of BACIPEM Mrs Mary Ann Emmanuel stressed the need for Governor Mohammed Abubakar to implement the recommendation which would address the challenges facing the education sector in the state.‎

“Implementation of the recommendation made the by task force committee on total overhauled of education sector would make a lot of impact on education” she said

“The term of reference of the committee included monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the policies as well as giving appropriate recommendation on how to improve access to and quality of education in the state.” she said

According to her, one year after the submission of the report which has innovative and interesting recommendations not much have been heard on the implementation of the recommendation which will make education sector vibrant in the state.

Mary Ann however called on the Governor to increase the budgetary allocation to the education sector from 18% to 26,% and strengthen the relationship with CSOs and government to allow free flow of information that will support monitoring and tracking of education projects.

It could be recalled that in 2016 the Governor declared state of emergency on education by setting up a 26 man task force committee on education under the chairmanship of deputy Governor Engineer Nuhu Gidado and was given 8 weeks to submit it’s report, which had since July 2016 submitted it’s report to Governor Mohammed Abubakar.

By Balarabe Alkassim, Bauchi |

Bauchi State Coalition for Improvement of Public Expenditure Management (BACIPEM) has called on Governor Mohammed Abubakar  to implement recommendations by task force committee on education sector in the state.

The Acting Chairperson of BACIPEM Mary Ann Emmanuel made the call in Bauchi during an advocacy visit to the Special Adviser to the Governor on education, Sabo Mohammed in his office.

BACIPEM was being supported by the Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD).

She stressed the need for  Governor Mohammed Abubakar  to implement the recommendations of the committee which she said would address the challenges facing the education sector in the state.

Emmanuel called on the Governor to increase the budgetary allocation to the education sector from 18% to 26 percent and strengthen the relationship with CSOs  and government to allow free flow of information that will support monitoring and tracking of education projects.

Responding, the Special Adviser on Education, Comrade Sabo Mohammed said that Governor Abubakar is passionate about the development of the education sector in the state and is working on the report and implementation of the recommendation of the committee.

By Mustapha Usman, Kano.

The Centre for Information Technology And Development, CITAD, has condemned the comments made by the Senior Special Assistant to the Kano State governor on Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, Zulyadaini Mustapha on his Facebook page.

Mr Mustapha has made an open call for political violence against opposition politicians in the state, a day after an attack on the former governor’s close associates during Sallah durbar.

The governor’s aide, in a series of Facebook posts, urged for a tit-for-tat response to anyone who seems to be an opponent to the government.

Consequently, a statement signed by its Programme Assistant, Curbing Hate speech in Nigeria Project, Shazali Sulaiman and sent to DAILY NIGERIAN, CITAD described the comments as peace-threatening.

The IT promoters also condemned the bloody clash between the supporters of the incumbent governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje and supporters of his predecessor and long political ally, Rabi’u Kwankwaso during the Sallah durbar in the state on Saturday.

Read the full statement below

Press Statement

ZULYADAINI SIDI MUSTAPHA SHOULD STOP HIS INCITING AND DANGEROUS COMMENTS ON FACEBOOK!

While we regret the unfortunate incident that happened during the Kano Durbar in which some people were seriously injured as a result of clash between Kwankwasiyya and Gandujiyya political blocs, we strongly condemn the reckless and peace-threatening comments of Zulyadaini Sidi Mustapha, the Special Adviser on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state.

Friends and followers of this Special Adviser on Facebook might have noticed the series of dangerous and threatening posts the government official has been making since the incident occurred.

It is disheartening especially at a time when respected elders of the state are determined to proffering a formidable understanding and solution to the lingering political tussle between the two sons of the state, a government official with media background is venturing into comments that may not only deepen misunderstanding and cause chaos in the state, but will also create further uncertainty.

In view of this, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) condemns in strong terms these posts and its content and  further call on the:

1. Special Adviser on SDGs Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state, Zulyadaini Sidi Mustapha to immediately withdraw and condemn  his dangerous comments.

2. Kano state government to call it’s official to order and discipline him on his reckless remarks on Facebook.

3. Security agencies to use their stipulated power to summon and prosecute the said Zulyadaini Sidi Mustapha on his call to action remarks.

4. Supporters of both Kwankwasiyya and Gandujiyya to ignore and stop reacting to the posts.

5. The general public should as well be vigilant and resist to provocative statements that can lead to break down of law and order. They should equally say #No2HateSpeech.