Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe state has received with great dismay, the 2019 ranking of West African Examinations Council (WAEC) where Gombe State stood at 34th position.
In a swift reaction to the release of the results by WAEC, the Governor has therefore declared a state of emergency in the education sector with immediate effect with the aim of revamping and repositioning it for optimum performance and better outcome.
In a statement his spokesperson ,Ismaila Uba Misilli ,
The Governor noted that the rating reflects the systemic and steady decay in the education sector triggered especially by the immediate past administration's shameless relegation of education, one of the pillars of development of any society, to the background and turning a blind eye while the quality of basic education in the state declined consistently to the point that the state has remained in the bottom 10 of both WAEC and NECO ranking consistently.
He however, declared that his administration will do everything within its powers to improve the performance of Gombe students, starting with a total overhaul of the basic education system in the state.
He said Gombe state has a considerable number of potential candidates for admission into tertiary institutions but lamented their inability to meet admission requirements to actualize their dreams, vowing to take urgent and decisive measures to reverse the ugly trend.
Already, the governor has come up with short, medium and long term strategies that will fast track the process of repositioning the education sector and raising the position of the state among its peers in terms of passing rate.
Governor Yahaya has also strengthened the state's partnerships with relevant Government agencies, development partners and donor agencies in his quest to improve the quality of education and enforce performance standard.
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