Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has revealed that about 4,000 mushroom schools have been uncovered in the State. Speaking on Thursday through his Chief Press Secretary, Kula Tersoo, while briefing journalists about his achievements in the educational sector over the past two years, the governor stated that the mushroom schools were not conducive for learning and lacked qualified teachers. While he declined to comment on the next step the government would take, Tersoo stated that 9,700 qualified teachers were recruited into primary schools across the State.
The governor further stated that in 2023/2024, the government covered the external examination fees for approximately 19,000 students who took the West African Examination Council, National Examination Council, and National Business and Technical Examinations Board examinations. He further stated that the present administration had cleared the backlog of 38 months of earned allowance for staff of the Moses Adasu University, formerly Benue State University.
He said, “The present administration has stabilised the educational sector in the State with its various interventions, which is why our tertiary institutions have been having uninterrupted sessions since this administration came into office. It will also interest you to know that the present administration has recruited 9,700 qualified primary school teachers to reposition our schools. Furthermore, the government has identified 4,000 schools that are substandard and unsuitable for learning, lacking qualified teaching personnel. In the 2023/2024 academic session, this administration paid the WAEC fees for 8,119 students, NECO fees for 8,979 students and also NABTEB fees for 1,547 students.”
The governor stated that his administration had successfully secured a license to establish a university of technology in Ihugh, Vandeikiya Local Government Area of the State.
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