News and Events

30 SEP
2024

SCHOOL PROJECT COMMISSIONING

Plateau SUBEB Executive Chairman Commissions Two Blocks Of Classrooms,Sued For Ownership, Warns Against Truancy Amongst Teaching Staff: The Executive Chairman of Plateau State Universal Basic Education Board, Sunday Samuel Amuna, led other Board members to the commissioning of two blocks of classrooms, an office, store, motorized borehole, and toilet facility at LEA Patient Memorial Primary School in Mangu Local Government Area on September 30, 2024. Amuna emphasized the importance of community ownership and maintenance of government facilities, citing limited resources. He tasked stakeholders to adopt a good maintenance policy, ensuring the newly provided structure benefits future generations from the community. Governor Caleb Mutfwang's vision, Amuna explained, is to address each public primary school's needs holistically one after another. Although scarce resources hinder implementation of such laudable desire. He revealed that the board is collaborating with development partners in different spheres of basic education delivery in the state and said,when the opportunity comes, he will seek interventions that will including fencing the school for security and to preserve its ecstatic. Amuna also addressed teacher truancy, warning of zero tolerance for acts undermining effective learning delivery. He urged primary school teachers in the state to change their attitude or face consequences, stating that the board is highly motivated to deliver on the policy thrust of Mutfwang's administration on quality education for all. The Executive Chairman also explains that the school's name, "Patient Memorial," is in honour of a pupil knocked down and killed by a former SUBEB Board member's vehicle many years back through an unfortunate accident, and that she was honored with the renaming of the school because of her quest to get an education before her untimely demise. Her father was recognized at the event. The newly inaugurated classes are fully equipped with furniture and solar electricity. The event featured goodwill messages from local leaders, traditional dance performance by Pupils of the school, and women cultural troupes from the community. Goodwill remarks came from the Headteacher of the school, the District Head of Mangu Halle, and representative of the Chairman, of Mangu Local Government Council as well as the Mangu PDP Chairmanship Candidate for the forthcoming local government councils election in Plateau State.