Nafada (Gombe State) – The Gombe state government is to collaborate with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to fast-track the development of permanent site of state-owned College for Legal and Islamic Studies, Nafada,
Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo Dankwambo stated this on Friday at the maiden matriculation ceremony of the collage in Nafada town of Nafada Local Government Area.
He said state government was investing a lot of resources in the education sector to ensure that teeming youth were trained to be self-reliant and contribute their quota to the socio-economic development of the state.
Dankwambo urged management of the school to ensure implementation of laudable programmes that would enhance the quality of teachers in Almajiri schools and to organize regular refresher courses for judiciary and language teachers in the state.
He also advised the students to pay attention to their studies in order to achieve best results.
Dr Ahmed Asa’Ali, Provost of the collage, called on the students to focus on their studies and avoid any act capable of jeopardizing their progress.
He said currently, the College conducts Diploma Programmes in Shari’a and Civil Law, English Language, Islamic Studies, Arabic Language and Hausa Language.
According to him, the College intended affiliating all its programmes to Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.
Alhaji Muhammad Dadum-Hamza, Emir of Nafada commended the state governor for establishing the college in his domain.
He described the college as key for the development of the area, adding that the history of the collage would not be complete without the name of the governor.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the collage matriculated 432 students for 2016/2017 academic session