By Barnabas Augustine
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has said that
education will lead to the development of a nation as students who read hard
will acquire key to success in life.
Governor Fintiri revealed this during the First
Graduation and Third Speech and Prize Giving Day of Air Force Comprehensive
Secondary School, Yola at the multi purpose hall of the school.
Any nation without education will not
develop and the consequences will be enormous on the socio economic and politics
of the nation, Governor Fintiri said.
The Governor who was represented by the
Chief of Staff Government House Yola, Prof. Maxwell Gidado, SAN said because of
the deteriorating nature of public schools in the state, his administration has
come up with a policy that will restore the lost glory of education in Adamawa
State.
Stressing that which was why his
administration remain resolute to start free and compulsory education in Adamawa
State in September when students are back for new session; and the ongoing
pilot free feeding programme in some selected schools would be extended to all
the 52 boarding schools across the State.
The Governor congratulated the students and
their parents for their successful completion of Senior Secondary School and
sponsoring their wards and children respectively. Adding that with the
background training they received they will be best citizens of Nigeria.
He applauded the foresight of late Air
Marshall Alexander Badeh for influencing the establishment of Air Force
Comprehensive Secondary School in Yola.
While launching the maiden magazine of the
school, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri made a donation of one million naira on
behalf of Adamawa State Government.
In his lecture at the occasion, the Guest
Speaker, Prof. Kyari Mohammed of Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola
extensively spoke on the theme “Knowledge on Global Competitiveness: the role
of Air Force Comprehensive School” in which he hammer on the significance of Information
Communication Technology, ICT which he said has led to globalization.
Prof. Mohammed charged the students to use
ICT judiciously, strive hard to further their education to conquer the world
and key into globalization through education for the key to success has already
been planted at Air Force Comprehensive School.
While making his remark, the Chairman of
the occasion, Dr. Silas Zwingina who was represented by Hon. Zachariah Kwaha enjoined
the school authority to train and retrain its members of staff and sustain the
standard of Air Force Comprehensive School in Yola.
Dr. Zwingina admonished the students to use
the knowledge they acquire rightly in the community which he added will lead
them to greater high.
Eelier in his welcoming address the
Commander of Air Force Comprehensive Secondary School Yola, A. A. Udoh who was
represented by the Vice Principal Administration of the school, Mrs. Leah Tumba
Daniel highlighted the achievements of the school to include the school has
graduated its first set who have successful writes the WAEC and NECO
examinations and has participated and won prizes at the state and national
levels in sports and in quiz competitions.
Also remarkable at the occasion was
goodwill messages from among other dignitaries: the Speaker Adamawa State House
of Assembly Alhaji Aminu Iya Abbas and the Lamido Adamawa Dr. Muhammadu
Barkindo Aliyu Musdafa who was represented by the Galadima Adamawa Alh. Mustapha
Aliyu.
Highlights of the occasion were
presentation of prizes to students who excelled in their classes and various
subjects they offered and cultural dances.
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