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British High Commissioner’s Visit, a Step in the Right Direction – Maianguwa

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The Senior Special Assistant on Liaison  to Engr. Abdullahi Sule Hon. Yusuf Jibrin Maianguwa, has said the visit of the British High Commissioner to Nasarawa was timely and a step in the right direction.
Maianguwa disclosed this in an interview With MoneyCentral correspondent in his office while commending the British government for strengthening the relationship between their government and  Nasarawa state.
He said the main reason for engaging the British high commissioner, Catriona Laing was to further drive the initiative  of the Engr. Abdullahi Sule to the international community especially in the area of education and agricultulture.
Recall that the British high commissioner, Catriona Laing had commended the SSA for persuading them with  a very good presentation on the need to partner with Nasarawa state in terms of infrastructural and all round development in the state.
In her words ” I am opportuned to be here this morning as a result of an opportunistic meeting I had with your special adviser, Yusuf. He did a very good approach on why I should be a guest to His Excellency, the governor of Nasarawa State,” She extolled.
To reconcile with the plan of the Nasarawa government concerning education, Yusuf said it was the driving force that propelled him to convince the commissioner to assist his administration  because of their vast experience so as to strengthen  both sectors  in the state.
The SSA also explained that the Abdullahi sule administration had invested massively in education in committing 26- 31 percent of its 2020 and 2021 budget respectively to the education sector in compliance with UNESCO’ s recognition.
He further said the governor had formalized the appointments of the two thousand, two hundred and fifty (2,250) teachers who were engaged by the previous administration. Also, twenty five (25) students in the state have been awarded scholarships to study in the Zaria Academy, with another twenty (20) students of the state awarded scholarships to study higher education at the International University of Africa Sudan.
Other interventions according to him include payment of bursary allowances to students, upgrade of College of Agriculture Lafia to College of Agriculture, Science and Technology.
In agriculture, Hon Yusuf said it is one of the areas that the British government emphasized on bringing  their experts into the state to partner with the state government to make the sector proactive as the country is gradually moving from depending on oil to agriculture.
Moneycentral recalls that the British High  commissioner Catriona Laing  had visited Nasarawa state and said the British Government would  partner with the Nasarawa state government to improve both the education and agricultural sectors in the state.
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