Zongo teachers, pupils to receive incentives

Inner City and Zongo Development Minister-designate Boniface Abubakar Saddique has outlined a plan of providing motivation for tutors in schools in Zongos.

Having identified high illiteracy as one of the challenges in Zongos and lack of motivation for teachers to impart knowledge, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina said he “intends to liaise with the Education Ministry to offer incentives to teachers to teach in Zongos”.

This could be in the form of additional allowance, absorption of the cost of living in Zongos for teachers, or other provisions that will make the lives of teachers comfortable within the respective Zongo communities.

In addition, he plans to empower communities to understand that the schools belong to them, hence must do their best to make the running of the schools more efficient.

Mr Saddique said “scholarship for brilliant students will be introduced” to motivate kids to take education seriously.

Mr Saddique made these proposals as he appeared before the Appointments Committee of parliament for vetting on Wednesday, February 8.

For him, education and empowerment of young people in Zongos will help address the issue of rural-urban migration.