Ahmed Miringa 
The Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has said that the Borno State government has constructed, rehabilitated and equipped 47 schools out of the 52 World Bank-funded Adolescent Girl Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE).
Governor Babagana Zulum disclosed this on Tuesday while inaugurating 6 schools built by the state government and launching back-to-school items at the Government Day Secondary School, Maiduguri.
“This AGILE project is a Borno state government project because the projects were funded from a $60 million loan collected from the World Bank under AGILE with a payment period of 25 tears and a moratorium of 5 years, Zulum said.
The Governor said, “The AGILE program will greatly improve the education sectors, we have so far constructed 52 World Bank standard schools and all have been commissioned with the remaining only 5 yet to be completed”.
Zulum said ” N16 billion was expended on the construction, rehabilitation and equipping 52 schools, very soon we are going build additional 5 schools in Chibok, Gwoza, Marte, Bama and Kaga local areas.
“And we have embarked on the training of teachers and very soon we will get rid of unqualified teachers, as non-trainable teachers at the LEA will be transferred to other departments in the local government “.
He assured that ” all children in Bormo will have a desired quality education Bomo will provide required funding for the education sector, especially primary education, because primary is the bedrock of education “.
In his address, the Bormo state commissioner for education science technology and innovation, Engr Lawan Wakilbe said “Bormo state was adjudged as the best state in terms of implementation of BESDA and AGILE projects in the country “.
” Today we are witnessing the commissioning of 6 schools which include de Government Day Secondary School, (GDSS), Maiduguri, GDSS 797, GDSS 1000 housing Estate, GJDSS Wulari 3, GDSS Gonidamgari, and GDSS Sanongari Alajiri and very soon GDSS Muna, GDSS Bulunkutu others” Engr Wakilbe said.
He said so far 200,000 girls have benefited from the conditional cash transfer of the AGILE empowerment in Bormo state, stressing that the AGIlE program is a commendable project of the federal government.
Also, the National Coordinator of the AGILE, Hajya Aisha Haruna commended the state government for being one of the best-implementing states in terms of the AGILE program in the country.
She assured of the continued partnership between the Federal Government and Borno to improve the education sector in the country.
