Gusau Institute founded by former Minister of Defence, General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau (rtd), has donated 15,000 volumes of books to tertiary institutions and secondary and primary schools in the country, saying that Nigeria’s economic growth and global competitiveness relies on development in the education sector.
According to an educational expert, Dr. Haroun Adamu, who represented the former minister at the presentation ceremony of the books to the institutions and schools, “It is our hope that these 15,000 volumes we are distributing today will indeed strengthen your hands as educators to transform and change the students in your care so that they can advance Nigeria’s growth and global competitiveness.”
“we have a large number of out-of-school children and young adults with limited literacy and numeracy skills who have little hope of ever joining the formal workforce. The educational system suffers from deteriorating quality and insufficient investment to keep pace with the country’s growing school-age population.”
Institutions that benefited from the donations are, Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna State University (KASU), University of Jos, Federal University, Gusau, Kaduna Polytechnic, Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic, Zaria, Federal College of Education, Zaria and Federal College of Technical Education, Zamfara, Musa Shehu Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, Barau Dikko Specialist Hospital, Kaduna, Kaduna Public Library, College of Islamic Studies, Gusau, Zaria Academy; Secondary and Primary Schools.
Adamu spoke about the research library saying: “with approximately 22,000 volumes of books, journals and magazines and it is the biggest library in Nigeria.”
