From Abdullahi Adamu Gusau
Zamfara state ministry of agriculture has secured Governor Dauda Lawal’s approval for accreditation of some courses offered by the College of Agriculture and Animal Science Bakura by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE).
A press statement issued by the Information Officer of the ministry, Bashir Abashiya said that this was part of the plans for an upgrade of the college from monotechnic to polytechnic status and other positive interventions.
This was made known by the Commissioner of Agriculture Alh Ya’u Haruna Gamji during a stakeholders meeting with the management of the college at the conference hall of the Ministry of Agriculture.
The commissioner further disclosed that, the state Government was making necessary arrangements to renovate the physical structures of the college and provide enough security for a conducive atmosphere for Teaching and learning. He thanked His Excellency for granting the approval.
Earlier in his presentation, the permanent secretary, Alh Garba Gayari who was a founding lecturer at the college hinted that, the college has suffered years of neglect by past administrations despite the fact that it was established by the late sardauna of Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello.
He therefore thanked the State Executive Governor for the timely intervention.
The Management of the college headed by the provost, Alh Habibu Mainasara thanked the Ministry of Agriculture and the State Government for coming to the aid of the college, and solicited for cooperation from the management staff and students of the college for a successful exercise during the visit to be paid by the officials from the NBTE.
