AGILE Flags off Bidding Process For The Construction Of 56 Junior And Senior Secondary Schools In Sokoto

AGILE Flags off Bidding Process For The Construction Of 56 Junior And Senior Secondary Schools In Sokoto

The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project in Sokoto State has commenced the bidding process for the construction of twenty eight Junior Secondary Schools and twenty eight Senior Secondary Schools across the state.
The flag off ceremony for the bidding process was held at the AGILE office along Garba Nadama Road in Sokoto.

Speaking at the event, the Chairman of the Project Steering Committee and Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Professor Ahmad Ladan Ala, charged the successful bidders to fear Allah while executing the projects. He urged them to work closely with the ministry to ensure that the projects are executed strictly in accordance with the contract specifications.
Professor Ala emphasized that adherence to the project guidelines would guarantee quality work and ensure that the schools are delivered to the expected standard.

Also speaking, the Sokoto State Commissioner of Finance, Engineer Jabbi Shagari, who was represented by  Rilwanu Bello, stated that Sokoto is the first state in the North-West zone to commence the construction of schools under the AGILE Project.
According to him, the Sokoto AGILE Project fulfilled all the necessary requirements, which enabled the World Bank to approve the construction of the schools.

Earlier, the State Project Coordinator of AGILE, Dr. Mansur Isah Buhari, represented by the Deputy Coordinator, Kabiru Garba Gobir, gave a detailed explanation of the bidding process and procedures to the participants.

In his remarks, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Dr. Sanusi Aliyu Binji, assured that the ministry would closely monitor the construction work to ensure that contractors deliver quality projects in line with the agreed standards.

Highlights of the event included goodwill messages from the Executive Secretary of the Female Education Board, Shehu Aliyu; the State Chairman of the School-Based Management Committees (SBMC), Muhammad Aliyu Ajiyan Gobir; the Secretary of the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools,  Musa Mabera; as well as other development partners.

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