By M.A. Egge

The Minister of Education and Science Hon. Dr Ahmed Adan Buuhane visited the girls’ teachers training college in a bid to boost their morale in asserting the importance of the course for the nation.

He held a conference hall meeting with the students where the principal and the college’s staff were present as he parleyed with them at length.

The minister said that it was a success for the ministry that 120 girls are specially trained as teachers, and that they hope in the future to meet the needs of female teachers in the country’s schools.

It is the first time that the Ministry of Education and Science has taken 120 girls to be trained as teachers, which are intended to educate and teach young students in primary schools in the country.