The Bauchi State Universal Basic Education Board, BASUBEB, has tasked the 20 Local Government Chairmen in the state to dismiss teachers who abandon their duties.

The Executive Chairman of BASUBEB, Alhaji Adamu Mohammed, gave the directive on Friday at the flag-off of the 2025/2026 statewide enrolment campaign in Kirfi Local Government Area.

Mohammed explained that the decision would act as a warning to others and push teachers to take their work more seriously. He said chairmen only needed to notify SUBEB once the action had been taken.

He also promised that the board would reward teachers who are committed, punctual, and hardworking to encourage them.

The SUBEB boss, however, expressed concern over the low enrolment of school-aged children in the state, describing it as a threat to the future of the young generation.

According to him, although the state government is making efforts to improve the quality of basic education, many parents are not supporting the process by failing to send their children to school.

He stressed that girl child education is vital for the growth of society and urged parents to make sure their daughters attend school.

“I want to call on all the Local Government Chairmen in the state to take responsibility for supervising and monitoring schools in their areas because SUBEB cannot be everywhere at the same time.

“The Board will not rest until Basic education becomes an example for others, in line with UNICEF and UBEC guidelines,” he said.

Also speaking, the Commissioner for Education, Dr Mohammed Lawal, explained that the enrolment campaign is aimed at involving traditional institutions to mobilise parents and guardians to enrol their children in school.

He said the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment, AGILE, would also work with the traditional institutions to push for higher enrolment and continuity in learning.

Earlier, Dr Nuzhat Rafique, Chief of Field Office of UNICEF Bauchi, commended the state for reducing the number of out-of-school children from 1.5 million to 500,000. She said this was achieved through the support of the governor, traditional leaders, religious leaders, communities, and parents.

“This is a huge progress, but still, having 500,000 children out of school is one of the main goals for us to bring them also into schools.

“Education is the right of every child. No child should be left out of school and that is my humble request. As the government is putting policies and strategies in place to bring children back to school, everybody should support the effort,” she said.

While assuring UNICEF’s support to basic education in Bauchi, she called on all stakeholders to work together to make sure every child goes to school.

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