Mallam Adamu Adamu, has confessed that he was novice in education sector when President Muhammadu Buhari appointed him Minister of Education in 2015.

Adamu, who is the longest serving minister, stated this at a valedictory session with officials and heads of parastatals of the Ministry on Thursday.





He said he was forced to apply wisdom by appointing some professors of education and other good hands, with the help of the officials of the Federal Ministry of Education to enable him kick off and make progress.

“I didn’t know anything about education sector when I was appointed Minister except superficially. But when Buhari decided to make me Minister of education, I called some people to assist me work on policy document on education because I was novice in the sector. I shared my idea with them and they assisted me greatly, and I remain grateful to them for these years,” he said.

The minister appreciated the President who found him worthy and trusted him with such a responsibility, “even when I was apparently not ready and unprepared for such task”.

He said: “I was busy making recommendations and suggestions to the President on who to appoint into his cabinet in 2015. All of a sudden, he announced my name to my surprise and that was it. We worked together till 2019.

“In 2019, I approached the President, and suggested that he reshuffle his cabinet because, in the eyes of many, it was unusual in our society for a President to work with same Ministers for four years. Buhari had graciously allowed his Ministers to stay in office for four years. Ordinarily, Ministers stay in office for two years before they are reshuffled.

“But I know him very well and I knew it will be difficult for him to do that. But I decided to make it easy for him by promising to bring people that would do the job better for me and others who served as Ministers in the first tenure,” he said.

“I promised him that I will give him names of competent people from at least, 19 northern states. So, I suggested to him to drop all the Ministers that worked with him in the first tenure including me, but I knew it would be difficult for him. But to confirm that I can do the job, I gave him a name from Bauchi state whom I had expected him to replace me with in the cabinet. That was how Maryam Katagun became Minister of the Federal Republic.”

He said he brought her to replace him and somehow but surprisingly, the President kept her and also kept him.

“Up till now, he never explained to me why he did that. However, I remain eternally grateful to the President for trusting me with such responsibilities. He has shown me love and trust over the years. In 1994, when he picked up assignment in Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), he gave me an offer to work with him as Personal Assistant. That was how I found myself in Abuja,” the outgoing Minister said.

Adamu appreciated other people that worked with him particularly the Ministers of State that worked with him.


He said particularly Goodluck Opiah, who served briefly as Minister of State for Education and described him as a brother whom he worked closely with to achieve the desired results in education sector.

https://dailytrust.com/adamu-i-didnt-know-anything-about-education-sector-when-buhari-appointed-me/

Before you reach this Level wey you don attain so, no be Education you pass through, why you con say you no know anything about Education??

This Man is a Clown 🤡

Are we surprised with the way and manner you handled the ministry? Come to think of it, Buhari took 6 months to appoint a novice the minister of Education!!!

Quota system must be abolished

A FAILURE WILL ALWAYS APPOINT HIS FELLOW IGNORANT FAILURES

It was tribalism that made Buhari appoint a professor to deputize this novice as Education Minister.

Na dem dem...

Same as buhari

Everybody in Buhari's team where, square peg in round whole.

No wonder the education system in nigeria collapsed....that's what u get when u elect a dumb ass to be ur president...expect more of that from ur incoming presido

Square pegs in round holes marred Buhari's administration. You cant achieve greatness while fielding unqualified players in position.

Alexandersantos:
No wonder the education system in nigeria collapsed....that's what u get when u elect a dumb ass to be ur president...expect more of that from ur incoming presido

Edûcàtîon system was not existing before it coIIapsed but we don't expect basic truth from Obi's followers.

Why won't Nigeria going backwards.

Nigeria politicians and Nigerians are not ready to build a country. They are just fooling themselves.

And Buhari kept the idiot for 8 years. God punish Buhari

And there are professor, who study education in the country.
It's well

No wonder Mr. Adamu Adamu, Nlfpmod.

JagabanBorgu:

Edûcàtîon system was not existing before it coIIapsed but we don't expect basic truth from Obi's followers.

u can't compare the education system of nigeria in the time of obansanjo and LT yar'adua to the present government...and mind u i'm not in support of any political party or person

Holy saviour! And We want to know why the sector collapsed...

No wonder ASUU strikes were the worst in history!

Failure personified

See why we need regional government, how are we supposed to survive still attached to cows. Buhari wanted a vetinanry doctor as health minister if not for God. When Fashola a lawyer is minister for power and works. Thank God he didn't buy a plane for Nigerian Air he would have used danfo drivers as pilots.

Alexandersantos:
u can't compare the education system of nigeria in the time of obansanjo and LT yar'adua to the present government...and mind u i'm not in support of any political party or person

What's the difference in the systems then?
There were no strikes then or what?
Like we were not students during their era.