Bauchi State Ministry of education advocates for more focus on inter secondary schools debate competition among students.
BY MAISAJE WAKILI
Bauchi State Ministry of Education has advocated for more focus on Inter Secondary Schools Debate Competition for development and fostering of peace and unity among the public school students.
The State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Jamila Muhammad Dahiru gave the indication during a closing ceremony of 2024 Inter Secondary Schools Debate competition, held at the Government Girls Day Secondary School Sa’adu Zungur, Bauchi.
The Commissioner represented by the Special Adviser on Education to Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, Alhaji Adamu Zakari said there is no doubt, the competition will ginger the students and provide positive results in the education sector.
He also congratulated the students who participated in the debate and called on parents and guardian to support the present administration in its quest to revamping the education system.
In a remark, the Executive Chairman of SUBEB Alhaji Adamu Muhammad Duguri represented by the Director Schools Services of the Board, Malam Zuhairu Usman, described the School Debate competition as an extra curriculum activity, saying that the competition will also provide opportunity for both students and teachers to develop their intellectual capacities.
Speaking Earlier, The Director Schools Services of the Ministry, Mrs. Fatima Musa Garba appreciated the leadership style of State Commissioner for Education for providing new modalities that would improve the state education system.
She examined that the Inter Secondary Schools Championship is the first of its kind in the history of education sector, particularly in the state ministry of education.
At the end of the Schools Competition, team of Government Comprehensive Day Secondary School, Bauchi came First, Team of Government Science Secondary School Misau second position as well as Team of Government Girls Secondary School Itas-Gadau vame third Position.
All the winning team are expected to represent Bauchi State at the National Inter Secondary Schools Debate Championship expected to hold in Abuja.
