IN a bid to protect the entire primary school teachers from Tarauni LEA totally from the shackles of excessive loans with high interest rates, a cooperative society, Tarauni LEA Teaching Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society has been debuted.
The president of the newly created cooperative society, Aisha Adamu Mustapha made the disclosure in her office which is situated in Tarauni Primary School, Kano.
Hajiya Aisha explained that the society is put in place to help and secure teachers especially of primary school from accessing multiples loans with high interest rates.
According to her, the newly created cooperative has plans of buying assorted goods from various dealers and manufacturers and sell to members at a very low and affordable price.
“Our association plans to assist our members to get the best items or essential commodities at a very low price and stand to gain something at the end of the financial year when dividend will be shared to members according to their shares”, Hajia Aisha Adamu Mustapha explained.
The president of the Tarauni LEA Cooperative society further unfolded that her cooperative plans to introduce skills accusation for teachers to enable them have something doing and depend on, so as to reduce their over-dependace on their salaries and stop rampant loan takings.
“Our plans for skills accusation for teachers is aimed at making them to focus on doing something that will improve their financial status which will also make them financially buoyant and independent,”
”After training our members on various skills, we will examined their products quality and help market the products for them in good times,” she added.
Hajia Aisha then stated that, those trained can then train their pupils so that they too can acquire numerous skills which will assist them and their parents at home.
She then called on all primary school teachers to see the cooperative as a partner in progress and advised swift registration so as to benefit from all the goodies the society has for them.
Hajia Aisha then commended the executive governor of Kano state, Kano Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for his unflinching contributions to the upliftment of primary school teachers in Kano through his administration’s prompt payment of salary and his planned promotions of teachers in the state and also the chairman of the state SUBEB, Alhaji Danlami Haiyo for his support an advice which is helpful to the society.
The Tarauni Cooperative leader also commended the head of finance of the Board, Alhaji Yusuf Sarki and Alhaji Rabiu Harbau for their assistance.
She lastly extended her society’s appreciation to the Tarauni Education Secretary, Alhaji Haladu Muhammad Dantsinke, for his kind gesture and contribution to the development of the society.
Hajia Aisha then extended her indebtedness to her society’s patron, Comrade Isa Yunusa Danguguwa for his supports and assistance.