NEWS:COE Hong to be Accredited into a Degree Awarding Institution

8th January, 2017.

By Yunusa Abdullahi. 

     The Adamawa state Excutive Council  ( EXCO ) has approved the sum of N221,736,704.70 Kobo  for the accreditation of some of the Courses to College of Education Hong to a Degree  Awarding institution. 

Briefing Journalists at the end of the Sixth State Executive Council Meeting  and the  First held outside the council chambers of the Government House Yola for the  Year 2017, which  was presided over by His Excellency Governor Muhammed Umar Jibrilla at College of Education Hong,  in Hong Local Government  Area. The Secretary to  the State Government Dr Umar Buba Bindir  along side Deputy Governor Engr.Martins Babale, Commissioners of Higher Education Alhaji Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, Dr Waziri Haruna Ahmadu of Ministry of Agriculture among others  explained  that the  Council has deliberated and discussed far reaching  decisions for the development of Adamawa state. 

The SSG announced that the EXCO discussed on the Dry season farming in Adamawa state,stressing that the Government  have secured enough fertilizer and  seedlings to the farmers, adding that about Sixty Thousand  Metric Tons of assorted fertiliser  will be acquired  through a  special funding arrangement by the government. 

Dr Umar Bindir also explained that the Council has agreed on the need to clean up  major cities  of the state especially  the state  Capital  so that  it can look  as a progressive city  that can actually  show case the efforts of  the present administration under Governor Muhammed Umar Jibrilla.

During the  EXCO Meeting  Governor Muhammed Umar Jibrilla declared  Friday and Sunday to offer a special prayers to President Muhammadu Buhari for his quick  recovery and  called on the people of Adamawa state to continue to support the present government  for the overall development of the state. 

The Governor also commissioned  a  Multi Media  Micro Teaching Laboratory  omplex and Internet services, Science Laboratory Complex and 2 auditorium blocks of 600 (Six Hundred ) seats capacity building  constructed under TET fund projects .