Minister of Education, Adamu
Adamu has said it took him one and a half year to understand how Federal
Ministry of Education operates when he was first assigned to the ministry.
The Minister spoke after he and
his deputy, Emeka Nwajiuba, were inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari at
the Presidential Villa on Wednesday.
They both arrived the federal
secretariat complex Abuja at about 2:45 p.m.
Speaking, Adamu told journalists
that he first had to get the idea of what education was when he first got to
the ministry.
According to him, he could only
see what was happening at the ministry after a year and half.
Adamu stressed that having worked
in the ministry for over three and a half years, he was returning home to his
“family.”
Buhari had retained Adamu as the
main minister and named Mr. Nwajuiba as the minister of state for education.
The duo were welcomed by excited
staff of the ministry led by the Permanent Secretary, Sonny Echono and some
directors in the ministry.
Malam Adamu, hailed Echono and
directors of the ministry for their support during his first stint in office.
He said both him and the former
Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Anwukah had worked hard to put
together the Ministerial Strategic Plan (MSP 2016-2019) to the point of
implementation before their tenure ended on May 2019, 2019.
The minister said: “We had
laboured over the time on the strategic plan for the education and only to the
point of implementation then we had to leave. I had the opportunity to remind
President Muhammadu Buhari that the nation was expecting so much from him.
“When we were sent here the first
tenure, it took me one and half year to understand the ministry, it also took
me as a surprise when I was re-assigned to the ministry of education. I had
thought I would be sent to another ministry where I would have to learn all
over again. Now, I know that I am coming back to a family.
“You all are my teachers and
hopefully we will work well together again.
“The reality is the confidence I
reposed in the Permanent Secretary. When I came here I had to get the idea of
what education is and I could only see what is happening here after a year and
half.”
Adamu noted that Nwajiuba had
abandoned his Doctorate programme to serve in the cabinet of President Buhari
as minister, adding that his appointment as minister of state would be helpful.
Nwajuiba was Chairman, Board of
the Tertiary Education Trustfund (TETFund) until his appointment as the
minister of state for education.
Nwajuiba said he was at home in
the ministry.
”I am comfortable that I do not
have to go to another ministry but here with my senior brother at the ministry
of education I can be tutored and well directed,” he said.
The ministers were presented with
the handover notes by the permanent secretary after meeting with workers.
They left immediately after the
presentation.
They are expected to resume fully
tomorrow and further brief the press on their programmes.
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