By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has granted approval for the use of a Government Secondary School as temporary site for the take-off of a newly established Federal College of Education (FCE) Gwoza.
Zulum gave the approval during an assessment visit to the temporary site, located along Gwoza-Mubi highway in Gwoza town.
The site is at Vile, a community in Gwoza town, Headquarters of Gwoza Local Government Area.
The new school is the first of its kind in the state and a Federal Government College of Education since the state was created in 1976.
It will be recalled that most of the 36 states and the FCT each has federal University, federal polytechnic and federal college of education but Borno state had been without a Federal Polytechnic and Federal College of Education until they were established by the former President Muhammadu Buhari led administration.
Zulum who has similarly facilitated the take off of a Federal Polytechnic sited in Monguno town, Monguno LGA of the state before doing same for the Federal College of Education in Vile, Gwoza.
The governor during his trip to Gwoza on Saturday gave a directive for the immediate rehabilitation of the GSS Vile to serve as the temporary site of the Federal College of Education to commence operations.
It will be recalled also that Governor Zulum led administration is known for complementing the efforts of the Federal Government through provision of facilities as necessary requirements for the take off of federal institutions to function effectively in Borno state.
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