In a bid to achieve his one-point agenda of uplifting the standard of education in Gombe State, Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo has converted his family house to a modern Nursery and Primary School.
Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo converted his family house to befitting blocks of classrooms which he named after his late Father, Alhaji Mohammed Dankwambo.
The Speical Assistant to the governor, Alhaji Junaidu Abubakar during his visit to Mohammed Dankwambo Nursery and Primary School, Gombe told NAN:
“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”.
While conducting newsmen around the newly built primary schools in the state, Junaidu 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.
Junaidu also said each of the schools had nursery and primary sections, computers, 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 also said that the classes were furnished, well enough to accommodate 40 pupils each.
In the same vein, 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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