Kebbi risks losing command secondary schools for lack of MoU with military

Kebbi State government risks losing the two command secondary schools established by the military in the state for failure to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the military for running the schools.

The Army Education Corps Commander, Major General Mohammed Lawal Augie made this known on Monday while delivering his speech during a courtesy visit on the state deputy governor in Birnin Kebbi.

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He said Command Secondary School in Jega and the Command Girls Secondary School in Birnin Kebbi, would be closed down if state government failed to be steadfast in formalizing the establishment of the schools with the military.

Major General Augie said it was the death of the former Chief Of Army Staff Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru that halted the process that would have led to the closedown of the two schools in the state adding that prior to his death a committee had been constituted to verify such schools that were in operation without the formal approval of the military.

“The immediate past late Chief Of Army Staff Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru had prior to his death wanted to carry out a verification of all Command schools with a view to find out those operating  without a legal frame work by way of an MoU with the military.

“The Command schools in Jega and Birnin Kebbi will have been closed down for not entering into MoU. Commands schools are part of the military welfare for its personnel though, majority of those that benefit from the schools are civilians.”

In his response, the Kebbi State deputy governor, Col Ismaila Yombe (rtd), Commended the military for establishing such schools in the state saying, government would not fold its arms and watch the collapse of these schools.