BEVERLY HILLS, June 04, (THEWILL) – Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has approved the release of N100 million as a take-off grant for the Federal Polytechnic, Monguno.
This was disclosed on Friday in a statement issued by the Governor’s Special Adviser On Communication and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau.
Gusau stated that the Governor announced the approval when he received the Rector of the polytechnic, Prof. Garba Mohammed, who paid him a courtesy visit.
He said, “Zulum explained that out of the N100 million, he had already released N50 million to the Borno Ministry of Higher Education for rehabilitation works at the proposed temporary site of the polytechnic.
“The Governor said he is releasing an additional N50 million to the polytechnic management to supplement what the school has for commencement of operations.
“The Governor also added that his administration was committed to complementing the efforts of the Federal Government in ensuring that necessary requirements were met for the polytechnic to function.”
Prof. Garba Mohammed was accompanied on the courtesy visit by the Registrar of the polytechnic, Adamu Usman, the Bursar, Mohammed Ali, and the Liberian, Bukar Wasaram.
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