Bauchi blames FG for delay in takeoff of new institutions

The Bauch State Government has blamed the federal government for the delay in the takeoff of three new federal institutions in the state.

The government said it was not consulted before the establishment of the schools, hence the delay in allocating lands for their takeoff.

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The Commissioner for Education, Dr Aliyu Usman Tilde, stated this on Wednesday while responding to questions from the Coalition of Bauchi State Youths and Students.

The Chairman of the coalition, Umar Lauya Hardawa, had at a press conference begged the state government to provide lands for the construction of the three new institutions granted to the state.

Hardawa lamented that the state had missed the opportunity of the Federal University of Health, Nutrition and Medical Sciences, Azare; Federal College of Education, Jama’are; and Federal Technical College, Misau, being captured in the 2022 budget.

But responding, Dr Tilde said, “Bauchi State Government has liaised with stakeholders and allocated land for the permanent site of Federal College of Education, Jama’are. It is along Kano Road.

“This was since the start of the rainy season. The government has also given its Government Secondary School, Jama’are, to the college as a temporary site after due consultation with the community.

“It also gave the management of the college offices at the Government Arabic College, Jama’are.

“What is holding the commencement of activities of the college is the takeoff grant from the federal government. We hope the federal government will expedite action on that.”

Tilde further said land had been allocated for the Federal College of Science and Technology, Misau, along Kari Road, with the Bauchi State Agency for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (BASOVCA) School as a temporary site.

 The commissioner said the state recently received a request for 100 hectares from the federal government for the establishment of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, which he noted was not possible overnight.