KURFI LOCAL GOVERNMENT

LOCAL GOVERNMENT EDUCATION AREA ACTIVITIES, 1999-2007

EDUCATIONAL SECRETARIES FROM 1999-2002

S/N NAME YEAR

1. Alhaji Lawal Muhammad 1999-2002

2. Alh. Habibu Garba 2002-2007

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Kurfi LGEA was established in 1991 after the creation of the Local Government. The LGEA started operating in temporary building before shifting to its permanent secretariat which was build by the Local Government Council 1996.

Presently, the LGEA is managed under the following four department i.e Personnel Management, Inspectorate or schools services, Planning Research and Statistic and finance and supply. The LGEA has seven Hundred (702) staff both teaching and non teaching.

STRUCTURE

a. LGEA number of schools 72

b. LGEA number of classrooms 227

c. LGEA number of office accommodations 102

d. LGEA number of toilets 269

 

ENROLMENT

Pupils

Male Female Total

17,130 13,031 36,161

 

NUMBER OF STAFF

TEACHING NON TEACHING TOTAL

547 155 702

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT CHAIRMAN

* Sponsorship of GRII Teachers for NCE training in March 2000

* Assistance to pivotal participants programme in April 2000

* Construction and rehabilitation of schools and furniture supply.

* Sponsoring of pupils feeding and transport of any examination

ROLE OF TRADITIONAL AND COMMUNITY LEADERS

* Construction towards the formation of PTA

* Enlightment of Parent towards enrolments.

* Supervision and Inspection of assist teachers

PTA ACHIEVEMENTS

They assisted in furniture supply, rehabilitation, construction of classroom and toilets, fencing of some schools as well as provision of instructional materials.

DONORS AGENCIES ACHIEVEMENTS

The donor agencies like UNICEF, UBEP and world Bank achieved in Rehabilitation of classrooms and toilets, construction of bore-holes drilling, workshop, sanitization, furniture, supply of exercise and textbooks.

AWARD RECEIVED BY LGEA

The LGEA received prizes and awards in zonal level Quiz and debate, like wise in Qur’anic recitation competition. The LGEA was commended as the best in Katsina state in payment of teachers leave grand in the year 2004.

SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS BY INDIVIDUAL PHILANTROPISTS

Maradin Katsina, District Head of Kurfi donated Maradi Ahmadu Primary School with forty seater furniture, water reservoire, fencing, gate, school sign board, toilet construction and supply of Hausa textbooks.

Senator Sam’ila Mamman Kurfi constructed a Primary School with one block of two classrooms, toilets and Headmasters offices.

Dr. Ishaq Idris supplied Islamic Textbooks to Maradi Model Primary School

Hon. Dr. Rab’u Abdulkadir Kurfi supplied Typewriter to Maradi Amadu Model Primary School.

Alh. Amadi Kurfi constructed toilets supplied furniture, sign board, school bags and writing materials to Amadi Kurfi Qur’anic Model Primary School.