Ex-Defence Minister Donates 15,000 Books to Schools

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Ex-Defence Minister Donates 15,000 Books to Schools

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Ex-defence Minister of Defence, General Aliyu Mohammed Gusa, through its initiative, GUSAU Institute, donated 15,000 volumes of books to tertiary institutions, secondary and primary schools in the country. Mohammed Gusau said Nigeria’s economic growth and global competitiveness relies on development in the education sector. During the presentation ceremony to the institutions and schools at the Gusau Institute (GI), Dr. Haroun Adamu, an expert in the education sector, said, “It is our hope that these 15,000 volumes we are distributing today will indeed strengthen your hands as educators to transform and change the students in your care so that they can advance Nigeria’s growth and global competitiveness.” Quoting UNESCO statistics, which put Nigeria’s literacy rate at 59.6 per cent, he argued that, “we have a large number of out-of-school children and young adults with limited literacy and numeracy skills who have little hope of ever joining the formal workforce.” “The educational system suffers from deteriorating quality and insufficient investment to keep pace with the country’s growing school-age population.” Thirty-seven institutions benefitted from the donations, they include; Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna State University (KASU), University of Jos, Federal University, Gusau, Kaduna Polytechnic, Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic, Zaria, Federal College of Education, Zaria and Federal College of Technical Education, Zamfara. Others are Musa Shehu Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, Barau Dikko Specialist Hospital, Kaduna, Kaduna Public Library, College of Islamic Studies, Gusau, Zaria Academy; Secondary and Primary Schools. Dr Adamu reiterated: “Gusau Institute would like to step in and lend a helping hand by distributing much needed books, even though the number might seem like a drop in the ocean. “Our founder and patron, General Aliyu Gusau Mohammed, is probably known to most of you as a military officer, but not many people realise how far and deep his passion for written words.” 

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