The former aide to Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Shuaibu Gara Gombe, has written to his former principal, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya appealing for support on the plight of Gombe law students.
Gara Gombe said the students are languishing at the various Law Schools across the country due to lack of payment of their allowance from the state Government.
The letter titled” for the kind attention of Gov. Inuwu Yahaya”, which was made available to newsmen in Gombe, he said the law students are facing unnecessary hardship that are gradually reducing them to destitution.
“Our brothers and sisters from Gombe State, young and future leaders aspiring to build careers as lawyers are currently facing avoidable, unexplained, and unnecessary hardships that are gradually reducing them to destitution in various campuses of law schools across the country”, he said.
The former chairman of Gombe United Football club said “Nigerian law school rules prohibit students from cooking in their hostels, so students must have sufficient upkeep allowance to survive. Unfortunately, some of them, particularly those from poor families, cannot afford even one square meal a day. They rely on friends and colleagues from other states to survive. Even something as simple as bread and Coke is beyond their means”.
He appealed to Gov. Yahaya to address the challenge urgently, ” Sir, permit me to address you directly through this medium. I have chosen to do so despite the availability of other channels to reach you, due to the urgency and importance the subject matter under reference deserves”.
“As of today, they number only 80, as confirmed from my findings in the records of the Council for Legal Education in Nigeria. These students are fully accredited to the Nigerian law schools and are presently attending them”
“The State Ministry of Justice has reportedly forwarded a memo, which is now on your desk, seeking intervention on behalf of these young, future lawyers”.
According to him, “These students are about to commence their exams. Please help them. Whether or not you are already aware of the situation, I urge you to direct the Commissioner of Justice to meet with you and discuss the memo “in hand,” as civil servants would say.”
“Both I and the students anxiously await good news by next week, as some students may be forced to withdraw from school, which I hope does not happen during your tenure”, Gara Gombe said.