Yobe State’s Education Sector Gets a Boost with ASSEP

By: Our Reporter

Stakeholders in Yobe State’s education sector have praised the Accelerated Senior Secondary Education Programme (ASSEP) for its transformative impact on the state’s education system.

The commendation came during a recent engagement session between the Project Implementation Team and stakeholders at the Sand Dunes Hotel in Damaturu.

Yobe State teachers have shown promising results in the ASSEP teacher training program, with encouragement to further participation.

Teachers Benard Antso and Ladi Disa praised ASSEP for revolutionizing education, enhancing productivity, and understanding.

Antso described ASSEP as a “good initiative by the Federal Government” that will transform schools, teachers, and students.

Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Professor Abba Idris Adam, praised the Federal Government for initiating ASSEP, assuring that Yobe State will maximize ASSEP’s potential to improve education outcomes.

Professor Adam said ASSEP components align with the Yobe state vision of educational transformation and charges the teachers to seize the opportunity to personally develop themselves and shore up their experience and career growth.
Hajiya Sa’adatu Ahmed Shehu, Chairperson of the Project Implementation Team, commended the Yobe State Government’s commitment to education, saying the state government’s payment of WAEC, NECO, and NABTEB examination fees demonstrates its support for ASSEP’s goals.

In a remark, Dr. Mariam Masha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Regional Developments Programmes, highlighted ASSEP’s focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Agriculture (STEMA).

“This will drive future development and human empowerment in Nigeria’s North East,” she said.

Masha explained that the North East Development Commission (NEDC) supports ASSEP’s success and sustainability.

The engagement session brought together key stakeholders, including the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Professor Abba Idris Adam, Permanent Secretary, Bukar Aji Bukar.

Others are representatives of All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Public Schools (ANCOPPS), Nigerian Union of Teachers, representative of Emir of Damaturu, delegation from the Nigerian Turkish International Colleges (NTIC) who ASSEP partners and other education sector stakeholders.

Meanwhile the Project Implementation Team conducted site visits to Government Girls Unity College, Government Secondary School, Business and Engineering Skills Training Centre, Yobe State Information Technology Development Agency (housing the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics) among others.

The Accelerated Senior Secondary Education Programme (ASSEP) is poised to transform Yobe State’s education sector.

With government support, stakeholder engagement, and a focus on market-relevant knowledge, ASSEP is set to improve education outcomes and empower future generations.

The PIT team also paid courtesy calls on the Secretary to the State Government, Baba Mallam Wali and the Emir of Damaturu, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Shehu Hashimi II Ibn Umar Al-Amin El-Kanemi.

Yobe State’s Education Sector Gets a Boost with ASSEP