The Kano State Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Umar Haruna Doguwa has ordered the immediate suspension of Principals of French Bilingual Collage and Chinese Bilingual Collage Kwankwaso in Madobi Local Government Area of the state for absenteeism and negligence to duty.
Similarly, the Ministry has approved the posting of Umar Akilu Sabo as sit-in Principal, French Bilingual Collage and Isyaku Umar Abdullahi as sit-in Principal Chinese Bilingual Collage Kwankwaso respectively.
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A Statement on Monday by the Director Public Enlightenment of the Ministry, Balarabe Abdullahi Kiru said that the suspended Principals were not in Schools when the team of take-up inspection paid a visit on Monday (today) to monitor the commencement of the 2023/2024 first term school session.
According to the statement, the inspection team led by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Hajiya Kubra Imam discovered that Students of the two Colleges were not served food for yesterday night and their breakfast for today was not ready up to the time for the visit.
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The Commissioner expressed dismay over what he called unconcerned attitudes shown by the two Principals and therefore directed them to handover the Schools affairs to the new sit-in Principals and report to the ministry pending an investigation.
Doguwa warned all school authorities to shun any act that would undermine the present administration’s effort in reviving the education sector.
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Meanwhile, the Commissioner has commended the Principal of Government Girls College, Kano Kofar Famfo and her counterpart of Government Girls Secondary School, Kwankwaso for their dedication and compliance to make all the needed arrangements for the commencement of the 2023/2024 Academic Session.
“Students are so impressed for the way they were served food. Their turn out is very commendable and Principals of the two Schools made a good effort to make their school environment conducive,” the Commissioner was quoted as saying in the statement.
