FGC Gwoza Receives RemodeledFacility.
The Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has handed over the remodeled Federal College of Education site in Gwoza Local Government Area to the Federal Ministry of Education.
The college’s buildings include over 100 upgraded classrooms, modern laboratories, improved administrative facilities, and staff quarters for principal officers. The institution, formerly Teachers College Gwoza, was owned by Borno State Government before being remodeled and handed over on Wednesday in a brief ceremony at the council chamber of government house, Maiduguri.
Zulum had earlier approved N200 million as a take-off package in addition to upgrading and handing over a permanent site for the college. The governor reiterated his commitment to the smooth take-off of the newly established college: “I will not relent in my effort to support the smooth take-off of the Federal College of Education, Gwoza. We will do what is needed and ensure all the support is provided to the best of our ability.”
Zulum also commended the federal government for citing the college in Borno as an opportunity for citizens of the state to acquire the needed teaching and learning skills, noting that Borno was the only state without a federal college of education.
Zulum charged the college’s management with ensuring a good standard that would produce graduates who could add value to society. He said, “What matters is not the number of students we graduate but the output quality. There is apathy toward the National Certificate of Education (NCE). Let’s make sure that we get this one right.
He said: “Let’s see how our children can study NCE in English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, TVET courses, and all those subjects that can create wealth and accelerate our development. I will not be happy if you immediately establish a Kanuri or Hausa course. We can learn all these in our homes and on the street.”
Earlier in his address, the permanent secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Dr. Nasir Sani Gwarzo, commended the governor of Borno State for donating a completely remodeled edifice as the permanent site of the Federal College of Education, Gwoza.
Gwarzo, who was represented by the Director of Polytechnic, Education and Allied Institutions, Dr. Ejeh Usman, said: “Your announcement of a donation of N200m by the state government towards the take-off of the new Federal College of Education is a gesture that speaks volumes about your leadership and commitment to the growth of education in this region.”
The delegation also comprises the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Colleges of Education, Prof. Paulinus Okwelle, the Chairman of the College’s Governing Council, Professor Sule Tagi, and other Federal Ministry of Education senior officials.
