Kaduna commissioner, five others become Reading Ambassadors
AREWA AGENDA – Kaduna State Commissioner for Local Government, Hajiya Umma Ahmed and five others have been inducted as PLANE Reading Ambassadors by the UK-supported Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria.
The others inaugurated include Mukhtar Baloni, Chairmans, Kaduna North Council; Alhaji Jibril Magaji as PLANE Reading Ambassadors in Kaduna North LGA; Kamilu Sale, Dan Iyan Makere, and Hajiya Laduwa Umar, a community mobiliser, as the Ambassadors for Kaduna South LGA.
Also inaugurated were the Village Head of Soba, Alhaji Sani Soba, and Rodiatu Suleiman, a member of the school-Based Management Committees (SBMCs), Damari as well as Garba Umar, Chairman, SBMC, Sabon Gari LGA and Mrs Fasilat Usman an educationist, were inaugurated as the Ambassadors for the LGA.
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Again said four others would be inaugurated in Sanga and Jaba LGAs next week.
The State Team Leader in the state, Ms Diana Agabi, made this known in Kaduna on Thursday, on the sidelines of the inauguration of the programme at the Model Primary School, Kakuri Kaduna.
The seven-year programme being funded by UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Officer (FCDO) is designed to drive inclusive education programme in the state.
Agabi explained that the notable and influential individuals were selected based on their commitment to the development of schools in their communities and education in general.
“These are groups of influential individuals who have been following up with educational development in their communities, encouraging parents and supporting schools when in need.
“We, therefore, decorated them as PLANE Reading Ambassadors for their passion and dedication to the educational development of children. (NAN)
