ADAMAWA LAUNCHES FREE EDUCATION FOR FEMALES

The Governor of Adamawa State, Umaru Fintiri, on Wednesday launched a free university education policy for female students who have scored nine credits in the senior secondary school examination.

Fintiri announced the policy in his office while granting audience to parents of 21 pioneer benefiting students of what he described as “the fulfilment of my campaign promise.”

He noted that the policy which underscores the fulfilment of his campaign promise, aims to drive female gender education, with particular focus on mitigating social vices.

According to him, there’s a direct correlation between lack of education and criminality.

The governor had during his campaign to seek reelection, made the promise in the Jada Local Government Area, saying, “One female student with nine credits and above would be selected in the 21 Local Government Areas of the state to start with.

“Now it’s no longer restricted, as many girls who score nine credits and above are qualified to attend any public university in Nigeria with our scholarship.

“Like any of our programmes, it should be a continuous one; any female student with nine credits and above, irrespective of her background, irrespective of where she comes from, she should go to a public university for free.

“Therefore, acting Executive Secretary (of state scholarship board), I’m directing you to commence the process of selecting the next batch of female candidates.”

“I’ve declared it as a policy, it should be a continuous programme. We must educate our girls because they’re the future mothers,” Fintiri said.

As part of his administration’s human capital development policy, the governor also announced that entrepreneurial and vocational skills would be incorporated into the secondary school curriculum.

While expressing satisfaction with the performance of Adamawa State candidates at the last senior secondary school examination, he hinged the success on his government’s policy of bearing the burden of the extermination fees.

“I’m glad to announce that it is gratifying that Adamawa came second to Abia in the last WAEC (West African Extermination Council) examination. And you all know that this happened because of our decision to sustain the payment of the fees so as to relieve the parents of the candidates,” Fintiri added.