The Kano State Government has reaffirmed its determination to provide befitting and well-equipped public libraries across the 44 Local Government areas of the state.
Making this known on Thursday in Kano, the Acting Executive Secretary of Kano State Library Board, Malam Suleiman Hodi Adamu disclosed this during an interview with Journalists in his office.
According to him, the aim of the project is to revive the culture of reading and research among students and researchers with a view to enhancing the effective learning process.
Malam Adamu stated that the agency had conducted a tower to public library facilities in 23, out of the 44 local government areas of the state.
He disclosed that the tour was part of the effort of the state government to revive the existing public libraries and put them to use for further development of education in the state.
Malam Adamu further stated that at the end of the tower, the agency would submit a report to the Ministry of Education with a view to fine-tuning modalities of the possibility of establishing public libraries across all 44 local government areas of the state.
He reaffirmed the commitment of the present administration to uplifting the standard and quality of education geared towards having a bright future for youths.
“The Kano state government had supported our board in conducting an inspection tour to our existing public libraries in 23 Local Government areas.
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“We went there with a view to revive them and out to use. This project will indeed revive the reading culture among our students.
“It will also help our researchers to conduct research and our youths would learn how to research. In fact, the overall benefit of this project is to further enhance the quality of education in our dear state.
“Kano state government, under the able leadership of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf is ready to support any initiative and moves towards education development in the state,” he said.
Adamu disclosed that “the board would submit the report to the Ministry of Education with a view to fine-tune modalities and see the possibility of establishing public libraries, not only in the 23 local governments but across the entire 44 Local Government areas of the state.”
