Gombe SUBEB places embargo on transfer of Nomadic teachers – Official

Teachers
By Hajara Leman
Gombe, July 14, 2022 (NAN) The Gombe State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) says it has placed embargo on the transfer of nomadic teachers in the state.
The Chairman of the board, Mr Babaji Babadidi, said this on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe.
‘’Teachers posted to nomadic schools should henceforth be retained.
“We placed embargo on non-transfer of nomadic teachers since they have acquired the necessary training,’’ Babadidi said.
He frowned at the indiscriminate transfer of the few teachers to conventional schools.
According to Babadidi, Gov. Inuwa Yahaya is passionate about Nomadic Education.
He said that the State Government had so far expended over N900 million to drastically reduce out-of-school children in the state.
He argued that no government had spent such amount on such an educational initiative since the state was created in 1996.
Babadidi said the money was used to construct classroom blocks, establishment of new nomadic schools, provision of furniture and collapsible tents, amongst other facilities.
He commended the National Commission for Nomadic Education (NCNE) for adopting a new approach to reach the nomads through learning by radio.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Executive Secretary of the commission, Bashir Usman, had recently cried out over “the dearth of specialised” nomadic teachers in the country. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
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Edited by Ifeyinwa Okonkwo/Sam Oditah