CITAD recruit teachers to public school to tackle shortage of teachers
Kola Oyelere Kano
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has distributed school uniforms and learning materials to pupils of Kondawa Nomadic School in Jama’are Local Government Area of Bauchi State, while also recruiting three teachers to tackle acute staff shortages at the school
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The intervention, carried out on Thursday, was led by CITAD’s Executive Director, Y. Z. Ya’u, as part of efforts to improve access to education in remote rural communities, particularly among Fulani nomads.
Represented by Isah Garba, Ya’u said the initiative was aimed at encouraging school attendance among nomadic children through the provision of basic educational materials.
“We supported the pupils with 100 uniforms today,” he said.
He noted that lack of education remained a major factor contributing to insecurity in many communities, stressing that sustained investment in learning would help reduce vulnerability to criminal activities.
Ya’u said the intervention was one of several educational support projects undertaken by CITAD across Northern Nigeria.
He recalled the organisation’s previous intervention in Shara community in Sumaila Local Government Area of Kano State, where years of absence of a primary school prompted advocacy efforts that eventually led to government action and the establishment of a school.
He also cited a recent intervention at Bakin Kamanda Nomadic School in Danshoshiya community, Kiru Local Government Area, where CITAD distributed uniforms and other learning materials to pupils.
Speaking at the event, the Education Secretary of Jama’are Local Government Area, Shuaibu Umar, described the intervention as timely and urged the newly recruited teachers to remain committed to their duties.
“We task the newly recruited teachers to uphold their obligations and discharge their duties effectively,” he said.
Umar commended CITAD for supporting education in nomadic communities, noting that the initiative would help improve school enrolment and learning outcomes.
Also speaking, the Emir of Jama’are, Nuhu Ahmad Wabi, represented by the District Head of Gilar and Gongo, Alhaji Wada, praised CITAD for its support to nomadic education in the emirate and other parts of northern Nigeria
He called on national and international non-governmental organisations to partner with CITAD in expanding humanitarian and educational interventions in underserved communities.
CITAD had earlier expressed concern over the poor condition of Kondawa Nomadic School, which serves Kwandawa, Digawa, Yangamai Ayas, Kundi, Dolede, Talba and Gundumi communities in Jama’are LGA.
The school, established about eight years ago by the National Commission for Nomadic Education (NCNE), was built to accommodate more than 100 pupils but had become largely non-functional, with only one teacher managing the entire facility.
Its infrastructure has reportedly deteriorated significantly, with collapsed walls, missing roofs, vandalised classrooms and overgrown surroundings, forcing many pupils to abandon classes for grazing and farming activities.