Kano Pledges to Sustain Education Reforms as PLANE Programme Ends

The Kano State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to sustaining and expanding education reforms introduced under the United Kingdom-funded Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE) programme as the five-year initiative comes to an end.

The commitment was made by the Commissioner for Education, Dr. Ali Haruna Makoda, who represented Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf at the PLANE Transition Workshop held in Kano.

Makoda said the state government would consolidate the gains recorded under the programme by strengthening education planning, improving teacher development and expanding access to quality teaching and learning materials across schools. He added that the administration remains committed to ensuring that every child in Kano has access to quality education.

Governor Yusuf also commended the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the PLANE programme, Save the Children International and other consortium partners for supporting education reforms in Kano State over the past five years.

He noted that the programme enabled the state to generate reliable data on out-of-school children through a household survey, providing evidence to guide targeted interventions aimed at improving school enrolment and learning outcomes.

The governor further highlighted improvements in foundational literacy and numeracy resulting from teacher training and the provision of learning materials, assuring development partners that the reforms introduced under the programme would be institutionalised and sustained.

He reiterated his administration’s commitment to continued investment in education and collaboration with local and international partners to strengthen the state’s education sector beyond the lifespan of the PLANE programme.

Source: Leadership Newspaper.