Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has pledged to ensure that the Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, Kumbotso, is upgraded to university status as requested by the management of the institution.
This is contained in a statement by Abba Anwar, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor and issued to newsmen in Kano on Thursday.
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According to Anwar, Ganduje made the pledge when the management team of the institution paid him a courtesy visit on Wednesday, during the State Executive Council meeting, at Africa House, Government House, Kano.
The team was led by the Provost of the College, Prof. Yahaya Isa Bunkure, who pleaded with the governor for the lingering call to upgrade the college to university status.
He told the Council members that, they were at the Government House to inform them about the forthcoming 40th anniversary of the College.
Responding, the Governor said “I am happy that the College is now a Degree awarding institution. Therefore the call for the upgrading of this College to university, is without much financial commitment.
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Because most of the facilities needed are already there. Even lecturers we need to employ Professors.”
“We will see how we can pursue this, so that we can actualize it. The only thing is that, it will not continue to award Certificate of Education. But we can still move all NCE Courses to other institutions. Just as some of our institutions have already started awarding NCE.”
While acknowledging that the College is a premier College of Education established in 1981, adding that It is the largest College of Education in the country.
“Mine is to trace the nucleus of the College of Education that started in 1976, as Gumel Advanced Teachers College.
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But after the creation of Jigawa state, we lost Gumel Advanced Teachers College, because it was located in Gumel, now under Jigawa state.
“Then during the administration of late Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi, he established College of Education, Kumbotso, Kano, in 1981.”
