Zulum Approves Rehabilitation of Agriculture College.
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has approved the rehabilitation of Mohammed Lawan College of Agriculture (MOLCA) Maiduguri with an additional cash support of N500 million.
The college was completely submerged in the September 10th flood, which affected parts of the Maiduguri metropolis and the surrounding local government areas.
Zulum announced the approval on Tuesday while addressing the college’s management and staff during an assessment visit.
The governor noted that the government will embark on essential repairs, enhance academic facilities, and provide modern teaching tools.
According to him, rehabilitation efforts will modernise the college’s infrastructure and ensure students can access the necessary resources and facilities to thrive academically.
He said: “I can see that this college needs much support. Your existing facilities are not enough to provide the required quality knowledge. Therefore, I want to announce that in sha Allah, we will provide more infrastructure to the school. We will build more classrooms, hostels, lecture theatres, and other facilities.
Zulum, however, charged the school’s management with using the N500m in investment to generate revenue and become self-reliant.
He added that: “I want the provost and staff of this college to put heads together and see how you will generate revenue. But I want you to understand that education is a social service; I am not saying that you generate revenue from tuition fees. You can invest in aquaculture, livestock, poultry, rain-fed, and irrigation agriculture.”
The governor said that in addition to the intervention, each of the institution’s 197 staff members would receive N200,000, while each of the 937 students would get N100,000 to replace some of their belongings that were lost in the recent flood disaster.
He also directed the deployment of agricultural facilities and tools, including drip and sprinkler irrigation.
The Secretary accompanied Zulum to the Borno State Government, Bukar Tijani, an Elder Statesman, Musa Inuwa Kubo, and the Permanent Secretary of Government House, Mustapha Ali Busuguma, among many other senior officials.
