Gov, Agbu Kefas of Taraba on Wednesday said his free education policy was a strategy to end the lingering insecurity in the state.
Kefas disclosed this while interacting with journalists over administration’s policies in Jalingo.
According to him, quality education was the only means for proper orientation of young people, who ignorantly engage into criminal activities, capable of attracting underdevelopment for the state.
“My decision to ensure inclusive, free and quality education for the children resident in the state is irreversible.
” I believe that quality education would create room for proper orientation of young men who ignorantly engaged into criminal activities that are capable of holding back the developmental future of Taraba.
“My decision to slash the fees of tertiary institutions by 50 per cent is to ensure that no parent complain of financial difficulties to sponsor their children into higher education. Security of Taraba state remain my priority and I believe that it can tactically be tackle through quality education.
“We are working closely with both security agencies, traditional rulers and other critical stakeholders to ensure that the security of every village and town in Taraba is in such that every citizen is comfortable with.
The governor also promised that his administration was committed to enhancing the welfare of the civil servants through prompt payments of their entitlements and regular trainings.
“My desire is to transform and institutionalize the civil service in a manner that everyone would be adaptive and compliant in the areas of computer literacy in a bid to entrench an e-governance platform that will boost efficiency, eliminate bureaucratic red tape, and enhance transparency.
“We are restoring the integrity of the Civil Service which has been bastardised through favouritism and political considerations,” he said.
