TURNING A MOMENT OF SHOCK INTO A MOVEMENT FOR REFORM SECURING THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION IN KANO

 OPEN LETTER TO HIS EXCELLENCY, THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF KANO STATE


 TURNING A MOMENT OF SHOCK INTO A MOVEMENT FOR REFORM SECURING THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION IN KANO


By Tijjani Sarki, Good Governance and Public Policy Analyst

 29th July 2025



Your Excellency, Sir


I extend to you my highest regard and sincere commendation for your recent unannounced inspection of Government Technical College and Day Science College in Kano  an action prompted by a viral video from a vigilant citizen, Danbello. Your swift response and physical presence on the ground demonstrate a rare and admirable model of responsive leadership the kind that restores public trust and redefines the relationship between the government and the governed.


This was not merely a visit it was a message. A signal that your administration will not tolerate negligence, and that education in Kano State is not to be managed in the shadows.


RECOGNIZING THE STRIDES TAKEN SO FAR:

Permit me to acknowledge and commend your administration’s purposeful strides in the education sector. The declaration of a State of Emergency in Education, emphasis on girl-child education, school feeding programs, and ongoing renovations are commendable and show a genuine commitment to educational transformation.


Indeed, under your leadership, the people of Kano are beginning to believe once again that education can  and must be the ladder to a better life.


THE DISTURBING GAP BETWEEN REALITY AND REPORTS:

However, Your Excellency, the raw disbelief evident on your face during that school visit also revealed a deeply troubling issue the growing disconnect between what is reported to you and the stark realities on the ground.


This issue, which I earlier flagged in my article dated 24th June 2025, titled “Visit of Shock and Disappointment: Governor Yusuf’s Eye-Opening Tour to Bilingual College, Kwankwaso”, is one that can no longer be ignored. If the severity of decay in our schools comes as a surprise to your office, then someone within the chain of command is deliberately failing both your administration and the future of our children.


This is not simply a failure of infrastructure. It is a failure of accountability.


YOUR VISIT MUST SPARK A SYSTEMIC TURNING POINT:

Your Excellency, this moment must not be remembered as a one-time intervention sparked by social media outrage. It must become the rallying point for a comprehensive, system-wide reform driven by transparency, civic participation, and strong institutional oversight.


Kano must move away from crisis-triggered governance to preventive, data-driven education management. To achieve this, I respectfully recommend the following pragmatic reforms:


RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STRATEGIC EDUCATION REFORM

1. INDEPENDENT AUDIT AND MAPPING OF ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Form a non-partisan task force composed of education experts, civil society organizations, alumni associations, and PTA representatives. Their mandate should be to deliver a truthful, data-driven report on the actual conditions of all public schools within 60 days.


2. PUBLIC EDUCATION MONITORING PORTAL

Leverage GIS and digital dashboards to build a public portal where citizens can track renovation projects, budgets, and priority areas by LGA. This tool would institutionalize transparency and improve public involvement.


3. GOVERNOR’S EDUCATION EMERGENCY TASK FORCE (GEETF)

Create a standing emergency task force under your direct supervision, empowered to swiftly address urgent infrastructural and administrative.


Tijjani Sarki, Good Governance and Public Policy Analyst

write from Zawaciki,Kano

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