Tertiary institutions’ visitation panels submit reports in Gombe
The Visitation Panels for state-owned tertiary institutions constituted by Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has began submission of report of their findings to the state government.
The Panels to the College of Education and legal Studies Nafada and that of College of Nursing and Midwifery Gombe presented their reports Monday 25th September 2023.
Presenting the report for College of Education and legal Studies, Chairman of the Visitation Panel Professor Sani Abba Aliyu, appreciated Governor Inuwa Yahaya the visitor to the institution for finding them worthy to serve the state in that capacity.
While describing the opportunity to serve the state as a mark of honour Professor Aliyu, also commended the Secretary to Government of the State, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, for providing the Panel with the needed guidance, staff and logistics that made their assignment much easier.
Abba said the report which is in two volumes covered the main panel findings and recommendations and Supporting documents as appendixes.
He also highlighted some of the recommendations of the Panel to include constitution of a governing board, appointment of Substantive Provost , enhancement of Academic Staff status and official vehicles as well as Student buses appealing to government to urgently address them as they form critical conditions for TETFund intervention.
In a related development, the Chairman of the Visitation Panel to College of Nursing and Midwifery, Dr Mohammed Isa Umar, who led other members and Management Staff of the College, presented a three-volume report dwelling on findings and recommendations, draft law for the College to reflect it’s proposed status and references of the main report.
Umar a onetime Commissioner of Health in the state lauded Governor Yahaya’s foresight in the constitution of the Panel to comprehensively interrogate the actual situation of the college which according to him will avail the government the necessary information on requirements for it’s proper administration and management.
Receiving the two separate reports on behalf of Governor Yahaya, the SGS Professor Njodi appreciated the Chairmen and members of the Visitation Panels for accepting and sacrificing their valuable times to undertake the assignment.
Njodi said government constituted the various panels with credible members to enable it have a wholistic picture of what obtains in the respective institutions and finding workable recommendations that would catapult them into viable and sustainable avenues for manpower development.
He assured that government will carefully and critically study the reports and implement the recommendations and informed them that they have written their names in the history of the State’s development.
The presentation of the reports which took place at the Government House had in attendance acting Head of Civil Service, Ahmed Kasimu Abdullahi, Permanent Secretaries; PPS to the Governor Muhammed Usman Shanu, and Directors.
Joshua Danmalam,
Information officer SGS’ office
