The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, and the Minister of State for Education, Yusuf Sununu,today, Monday, August 21,2023 assumed office and called for team work to build the education sector.
They were received by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, David Adejo, Directors and heads of parastatals under the ministry.
Mamman, in his speech, called for collaboration and support from heads of parastatals, directors and members of staff to move the ministry forward.
”Our president and the entire citizens expect us to deliver. For me, I work like a bricklayer. Everyday, he goes to site, the foreman gives him blocks to lay.
”At the end of the day, he wants to see that the building come up and, within six months, the house is built. We have to have measurable systems.
”The expectation is huge and our president is committed fully towards tackling these problems. I enjoin everyone to be part of this,” he said.
Also, the Minister of State for Education, Sununu, who thanked God for the appointment, said the time is now to surmount the challenges in the sector.
Sununu said that working together as a formidable force would help to overcome the challenges.
Earlier, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, David Adejo, while welcoming the ministers, pledged the loyalty of the staff and commitment to the delivery of services.
Adejo called on the ministers to help deliver the service the education sector would want to deliver to the citizenry.
