President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Ali Adamu as the substantive Provost of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe.
The appointment conveyed in a letter signed by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, stated that the appointment is with effect from May 25, 2018 and is for a period of four years, renewable after a satisfactory service.
Until his appointment, Dr Adamu was the acting provost of the college since February 6, 2018 when the immediate past provost, Dr Adamu Gimba Abbas, proceeded on a compulsory retirement leave.
Dr Adamu was also a deputy provost and chief lecturer in the Department of Mathematics of the college.
He has served as head of Mathematics department between 2005 and 2009, Dean School of Sciences from 2005 to 2007 and Dean School of Undergraduates Studies between 2013 and 2017.
Born in Kumbiya-Kumbiya ward in Gombe on November 30, 1969, he started his education at the Hassan Central Primary School, Gombe in 1976. He proceeded to Government Comprehensive Day Secondary School, Gombe in 1982 and completed his secondary education at Government Science Secondary School, Gombe in 1987.
He proceeded to Federal University of Technology, Yola in 1987, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Statistics in 1992. He acquired the Teachers Training Certificate (TTC) at the FCE (T), Gombe in 1997.
Dr Adamu obtained his Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science; Masters’ and PhD degrees in Statistics at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi in 1995, 2000 and 2012, respectively.
The new provost joined the FCE (T), Gombe in 1998, as Lecturer III, Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer. He rose through the ranks and attained the position of chief lecturer in 2012.
