Lawan Hands Over Technical College to Yobe Govt

*Donates health facility, Gashua Varsity hostel, community centre to constituency

Sunday Aborisade in Abuja

President of the 9th Senate and lawmaker representing Yobe North Senatorial District, Senator Ahmad Lawan, at the weekend, handed over the Federal Science and Technical College, Gashua, to the Yobe State Government.
Lawan facilitated the establishment and construction of the college while in office as Senate President between 2019 and 2023.

The Yobe State Government was in turn expected to hand over the institution to the federal government through the Federal Ministry of Education.
This was contained in a statement by his media aide, Ezrel Tabiowo, made available to journalists in Abuja, yesterday.
The statement explained that the Federal Science and Technical College, Gashua, has several ultra-modern facilities to provide students, teachers and administrative staff with the required learning and work environment.

Among the facilities provided it added, were an Administrative block, staff offices, two blocks of offices, a library, 500-capacity auditorium, laboratory complex, a clinic, five blocks of female hostels, five blocks of male hostels, sports complex with offices, three twin-blocks of classes, one block of classes, workshop complex, ICT centre, seven solar-powered boreholes, gate house and perimeter fencing.

The handover ceremony was attended by the Deputy Speaker of the Yobe State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yau Usman Dachia, some members of the Yobe State Assembly, and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry for Basic and Primary Education, Hamisu Alhaji, among others.
Lawan, in his remarks, said the Federal Science and Technical College, Gashua, remains a landmark institution that would provide limitless opportunities in the coming years for youths across the country.

He disclosed that the FSTC was among the 16 technical colleges approved by the Federal Ministry of Education last year.
Lawan said, “For today’s event, we are witnessing a landmark development in this part of Nigeria.
“We are gathered here for the official handing over of the newly constructed and established Federal Science and Technical College, Gashua.
“It was constructed by various institutions of the Federal Government and the North East Development Commission (NEDC).

“We consider this as a very important development for us because it is going to provide limitless opportunities for our youths who will be educated here for many years to come.”
Meanwhile, Lawan, has expressed satisfaction over the  ongoing projects he facilitated in the Yobe North Senatorial District.
The projects, included the construction of a Community Centre; 2000 capacity hostel and a health centre for the use of the students of the Federal University Gashua.