The Adamawa State government has built 4500 classrooms in 500 primary schools in the state since the inception of present administration in 2007. This is in its quest to raise the educational standard of the state and make it one of the leading states in the country in the area of education.
The administration of Governor Murtala Nyako, according to the state, had about 700 primary schools, which were dillapidated in 2007 when the Nyako administration assumed power. In line with the promise made by Governor Nyako while campaigning to become the governor, there has been massive turnaround in the educational fortune of the state.
The positive turn-around in the basic education sub-sector in Adamawa State has not gone unnoticed. The state received commendation from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Abuja. The agency said ‘’few state governments ever displayed such zeal and commitment, and be able to do so much in so little time.’’ Adamawa was the second best state in basic education in 2007 and first in 2008. It has continued to maintain such high standard till present.
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