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From Abdulrazaq Mungadi, Gombe
The Gombe State government has disclosed plans to relocate the state College of Education and Legal Studies, Nafada, a new location that will serve as its permanent site.
This was revealed by the state governor, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, during a visit to the college in Nafada Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
The governor explained that he is more favourably disposed to having the College relocated from its current location to a more suitable site, saying “the Education environment or any other government establishment needs a permanent site to be able to erect structures that can stand the taste of time unlike the substandard structure now in place”.
During the visit, Governor Yahaya who inspected the female hostel that had been under construction since 2018, assured that his administration will soon award the contract for the completion of the project, pending the construction of a befitting permanent site for the school.
He explained, “The facility inspection visit we embarked upon will help us as a government to be able to assess what is on the ground and the rot in our schools with a view to taking measures against compromising standard while developing a permanent site”.
The governor disclosed that he is more favourably disposed to having the College relocated from its current location to a more suitable site. He said, “the Education environment or any other government establishment needs a permanent site to be able to erect structures that can stand the taste of time unlike the substandard structure now in place”.
The governor hinted that his administration through the relevant Ministries and Agencies will identify suitable land for use as a permanent site for the College.
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He further challenged the Management of the institution not to relent in their determination to make the School a centre of academic excellence and a springboard of professionalism.
Governor Yahaya, however, lauded the Management of the College for their steadfastness towards the change of the School’s nomenclature and approvals by the National Commission for the Colleges of Education (NCCE) as well as the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund).
“Whatever conditions these bodies gave we were able to meet. It did not just happen like that, it happened because there was an effective follow-up from so many angles, and we shall consistently do that so that our aim will be achieved and our purpose of setting up this college will be achieved”.
On his part, the Provost of the College, Dr Safiyanu Ishaku, said through the support and encouragement of the governor and the State House of Assembly, the law establishing the institution was repealed to change its nomenclature.
He revealed that the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) has given the institution provisional approval for the commencement of various NCE programmes.
He said, “Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) equally invited us to have a one-on-one discussion, we showed them the provisional approval, we showed them the commitment of the governor and within two to three weeks the name of the College will appear on JAMB website”.
He added that through the instrument of the governor, the College applied and got enlisted into the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund) for its intervention programme.
The provost further disclosed that the North East Development Commission (NEDC) has indicated a willingness to intervene in the infrastructural development of the College.
Speaking on challenges confronting the institution, the provost appealed to the governor for the completion of some abandoned projects and the provision of utility vehicles among other needs.
