Dankwambo converts family house to school
To
achieve his one-point agenda and uplift the standard of education in
Gombe State, Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo has converted his family house to a
modern Nursery and Primary School.
The
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the house was demolished to
pave way for befitting blocks of classrooms named after his late Father,
Alhaji Mohammed Dankwambo.
The
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the house was demolished to
pave way for befitting blocks of classrooms named after his late Father,
Alhaji Mohammed Dankwambo.
The school is now to be known as Mohammed Dankwambo Nursery and Primary School, Gombe.
“This
is the place where the state governor was born. He converted the house
to school to immortalise his father and achieve his first priority in
government, that is education,” Alhaji Junaidu Abubakar, Dankwambo’s
Special Assistant, told NAN.
Junaidu,
who was conducting newsmen round some of the newly-reconstructed
primary schools in the state, said the state government had so far built
262 blocks of classrooms in parts of the state.
He
said 11 model Nursery and Primary schools were reconstructed, one in
each of the 11 local government areas of the state and equipped with
necessary facilities.
He
said each of the schools had nursery and primary sections, computer,
tailoring and other skills acquisition units for the pupils.
At
Hassan Central Nursery and Primary School, Gombe, which has 3,634
pupils, the Assistant Head Teacher, Garba Sale, said about 100 classes
were provided by the government.
He said classes were furnished and enough to accommodate 40 pupils each.
Similarly,
11 Science and technical colleges, one in each of the local government
areas were provided to boost science and technical education in the
state.
Each
of the schools, according to the principal of Science and Technical
College, Gombe, Malam Mohammed Musa, is equipped to provide training in
computer operation, welding, carpentry, electrical, electronic and
catering.
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