By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –
The Provost of Umar Ibn Ibrahim El Kanemi College of Education, Science and Technology Bama, Hajiya Yagana Kyari has appealed to Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno to rescue the college by reinstating cases of staff, whose salary have been withheld since 2016 during the biometric data system exercise to ease their hardships.
Hajiya Kyari also enjoined the governor to settle outstanding allowances of visiting lecturers to the college which had been stagnated since 2013 due to the Boko Haram insurgency.
The Provost made the appeal when the governor’s assessment visit to the college on Wednesday evening.
She also urged the state government to reintroduce the degree programme for the teeming youths of the area who are incapacitated financially to go other places to acquire knowledge in the overall interest of the people and community.
The Provost also requested for the recruitment of additional academic staff to meet up with the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) stipulated courses in the college as the college requires 192 academic staff to run effectively.
She noted that the college also needs 100 non academic staff comprising of security, technicians and administrative staff while a total 729 students have been enrolled this year 2022.
She further commended the governor for his numerous interventions in the college .
Responding, Govenror Zulum commended the Provost for her efforts in resuscitation of the college and assured that the state government will do all its possible best to support the college
He directed the Provost to forward a comprehensive report on the college to his office immediately for necessary action.
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