The federal ministry of education says the newly sited Federal College of Education, Jama’are in Bauchi state would soon take off.
Mr Joel Ojo, Director, tertiary education of the federal ministry of education gave the assurance Tuesday when he led a delegation from the ministry on an inspection visit to the proposed site of the school in Jama’are local government.
He said the delegation have inspected facilities at the temporary campus and were satisfied even as he promised that works to provide structures in the school would commence shortly.
“The facilities on the ground are okay, the site is okay. Our duty is to inspect and report to our principal”, he said.
In his remarks on behalf of the people of the local government, Architect Sani Gidado, chairman Jama’are Development Forum (JDF) and the ‘Marafa of Jama’are emirate expressed appreciation to the federal government for siting the college in the area.
According to him, the new institution will impact positively on the area through providing employment opportunities to the people of the local government and the state.
“This would have been in any state in the north east. But the president in his wisdom through advice of the minister of education Malam Adamu Adamu has selected Jama’are in Bauchi state to host the new federal college of education representing the whole of the north east zone.
“The people of Jama’are are over excited. Many people will now come to the local government. All the staff that will work in the college will patronize our traders. Our business men are going to benefit too. Our youth will get admissions and possibly teach in the institution. We will benefit in so many ways”, he added
