About 1,000 teachers has been employed for secondary schools in Gombe State.
Governor Inuwa Yahaya who disclosed this in Gombe on Friday, said their appointment was aimed at repositioning the state’s education sector and to keep pace with the 21st-century challenges and realities.
He recalled that he declared a state of emergency in the education sector when he assumed office in 2019.
Governor Yahaya said he immediately raised to 60 per cent allocation in the 2020 and 2021 budgets.
He said over 1,327 classrooms were built or renovated, furnished and equipped, with five secondary schools being completely renovated, equipped and upgraded to mega colleges.