The Federal Government is set to embark on the construction of 13 new infrastructure projects in the Kano Centre of the National Mass Literacy and Adult Education Commission (NMEC) through Public Private Partnership (PPP).
Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, who disclosed this at a Stakeholders’ Engagement and Sensitisation Programme in Abuja on Tuesday, said the project would address the challenge of providing literacy education to adults across the country.
According to him, the 13 new infrastructure projects would include state-of- the-art classrooms, a clinic, a library, hostels, a lecture theatre, and recreational facilities that were hitherto lacking.
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Sununu said it was unfortunate that Nigeria still has a significant number of adults who are illiterate or have limited literacy skills, which is a major challenge that hinders their overall development and progress as a country.
He said: “This is another milestone as a progress in the ministry where we are having it with private public partnership and this is also in the eight point agenda of the President Bola Tinubu. Government cannot do it alone and every one of us needs this as stakeholders in bringing development and for the country to move forward.”
The minister noted that the fallow lands can be put to use and constructively have a regulation that guide them, saying, “we are utilising that to ensure that the plots that are lying fallow over the years are put to best use in our time.”
While noting that the projects would not only enhance the learning experience at the Centre but also provide a conducive environment for entrepreneurship within the impacted corrid, he said the Kano Centre of the National Mass Literacy Centre plays a crucial role in addressing this challenge by providing literacy education to adults across the country.
He said: “This is where the proposed development of 13 critical infrastructures through land swap Public-Private Partnership comes into play. Through this innovative approach, we will be able to leverage the expertise, resources, and capabilities of the private sector to create modern and functional learning facilities for the Centre.”
Speaking, the Executive Secretary of NMEC, Prof. Simon Akpama, expressed confidence that collective efforts and sustained collaborations of public and private sector would make a significant impact on the lives of youths and adults.
He said the initiative would also empower the youths and adults to contribute their quota to national development.
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