…Assesses Destroyed Structure At UIICEST
By Ndahi Inusa, Maiduguri
Thirty-seven Labourers involved in the construction of resettlement houses for internally displaced persons, IDPs, in Nguro Soye village of Bama Local Government Area Borno State have been awarded scholarships by the state governor, Babagana Umara Zulum.
Zulum announced the scholarship during an inspection visit to the construction site.
The governor had, during interactions with the labourers, discovered that some of them had obtained the Senior Secondary School Certificates and can qualify for admissions.
Zulum noted that anyone amongst them who meets admission requirement into university will be fully sponsored to pursue their educational endeavours.
He said, “Let me know how many of you have completed secondary school and we will sponsor you to pursue undergraduate degrees at the university.”
This is just as the governor assessed structures destroyed by Boko Haram insurgents at Umar Ibn Ibrahim College of Education, Science and Technology, UIICEST, Bama.
The governor directed the Ministry of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement to make an in-depth assessment of damages at the staff quarters and students’ hostels.
Zulum noted that rehabilitation of the destroyed facilities will pave way for students and staff to fully occupy the college, which currently operates on a skeletal basis.
