Gov. Yusuf disburses conditional cash transfer ATMs to 45,850 Kano schoolgirls
Kano State Governor, Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf, has flagged off the distribution of ATM cards for conditional cash transfer of about 917 million naira to 45850 girls under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE).
The event was held at the Government Girls Secondary School Janguza in Tofa local government.
According to a statement by the Ag. Press Secretary to the State Governor, Hisham Habib, the beneficiaries were drawn from the 19 local governments of the state that are educationally less developed and the project includes the provision of stipends, rehabilitation, and construction of classrooms for effective teaching and learning.
Abba reiterated the commitment of his administration towards improving the education sector saying, ”As promised during the campaigns, we will ensure the implementation of free education with the provision of what is needed to ensure its workability so that the school-age children get educated,” the Governor reiterated.
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On the illegal collection of fees by school administrators, the Governor warned, ”I want to use this opportunity to sternly warn school administrators to stop illegal levies collection as education is free in the state.
The state government will not fold its arms to watch the continuation of this ugly trend, so all concerned parties must take note and comply,” the Governor warned.
Earlier, the project coordinator on AGILE Conditional Cash Transfer in Kano State, Alhaji Nasiru Abdullahi Kwalli, said the programme is a tripartite project between the federal government, Kano State Government, and the World Bank aimed at creating new safe learning spaces and improving existing infrastructure in secondary schools.
Alhaji Kwalli maintained that the project was meant to foster an enabling environment for girls and to strengthen other projects and systems.