Sokoto State government, under the Better Education Service Delivery Agency (BESDA) programme, has enrolled over seventy-five thousand children into basic schools in 2020.
The State governor, Aminu Tambuwal stated this on Wednesday, during the official flag-off of BESDA enrolment drive for the year 2020/21, according to a statement issued by the office of his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Muhammad Bello.
According to Gov. Tambuwal under the programme, over 1,513 integrated Quranic schools have been created just as teachers have been recruited and provided with books as well as instructional materials.
He added that this year, the State government, under the programme, targets over 90,000 children for enrollment.
The governor further said that since the inception of the present administration, education has been given utmost priority, through the allocation of a higher percentage in budgetary allocation.
In his address, His Eminence, Sultan Abubakar III, who spoke through the District Head of Binji, (Sarkin-Yakin Binji), Alhaji Kabiru AbdulWahab, commended the State government for its giant stride in various sectors, particularly in education and called on all the district heads in the State to cooperate with BESDA officials in order to achieve the desired objectives.
The governor thanked the Sultan, traditional rulers, and all of the Ulamas and stakeholders for their support to government programmes in the State, particularly education.
