Visitation Panels to Gombe Varsity, Poly Submit Reports to Gov Yahaya

Segun Awofadeji in Gombe

The visitation panels to Gombe State University and the State Polytechnic Bajoga have presented their reports to Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya.

Both panels were inaugurated by the Gombe State governor on July 27, this year, to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the two institutions and report same to the state government.

The Chairman of the visitation panel to Gombe State University, Achana Gayus Yaro had while presenting his committee’s report yesterday, said in fulfilment of its mandate, his panel worked with commitment, resilience and patience towards meeting the state government’s expectation of coming up with a report that would guide future policies in respect to the institution.

He said the report presented was a robust work that emerged out of a careful and extensive deliberation based on mutual consultations, various submissions from stakeholders, engagement with development documents and physical observation among others.

While thanking Yahaya for finding members of the panel worthy to serve in the first ever visitation panel to the institution, Gayus assured the government of finding a precise and all-encompassing report worthy of consideration.

Equally presenting its report, the Chairman of the visitation panel to the State Polytechnic Bajoga, Dr. Maijama’a Kallamu, represented by the Dr. Umar Adamu, highlighted some of the challenges militating against the growth of the institution to include absence of a Governing Council for the polytechnic, lack of a conducive teaching and learning environment for staff and students.

Kallamu noted that other challenges confronting the institution included insufficient monthly allocation to the polytechnic, lack of clinic and the urgent need for institution to move to its permanent site so that TETfund which had enlisted the polytechnic for intervention could begin to do the needful.

Responding, Yahaya expressed gratitude to both visitation panels for writing their names in the annals of history pertaining the growth and development of institutions of higher learning in particular and the state in general.

Represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Profe. Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, the governor stressed that his administration was deliberate in setting up the panels in order to have a bird side view of where and how the state government could intervene in order to enhance effective teaching and learning in the various institutions of higher learning across the state.

Yahaya, noted that visitation panels were necessary ingredient in the administration of higher institutions and therefore assured members that the state government will carefully study the reports and implement same within available resources.