•As Governor Inuwa receives principal officers of the Federal polytechnic
Principal officers of the newly established Federal Polytechnic, Kaltungo in Gombe State have been urged to put their wealth of experience into practice while discharging their new responsibilities of starting the institution.

The call was made by Gombe State Governor, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya Yahaya made the call while receiving the Principal Officers of the Polytechnic led by its rector, Dr Muhammad Suleiman Lame who paid him a courtesy call at the Government House Council Chambers, Gombe on Monday.

The Governor said 6 Gombe state government is committed to partnering with the Polytechnic with a view to ensuring smooth take-off and running of the Federal institution.
While thanking the federal government for finding Gombe state suitable for the siting of the institution, the Governor said that establishing the Federal Polytechnic in Gombe state will go along way in promoting technical education among the youths in the state, northeast sub-region and the nation as a whole.

He further said that aside from providing a temporary site for the Polytechnic’s take off at Kaltungo Model Secondary School, his government has already allocated 100 hectares of land where the permanent site will be sited.

The Governor further assured the polytechnic’s management team of Government’s support at all times and said his cabinet is composed of experienced academics, some of whom are from Kaltungo, citing as examples, the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi who was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri, Commissioner of Higher Education, Meshack Lauco who worked with Federal Polytechnic, Kauran Namoda in Zamfara state.



He said that the new management can count on the experience of these distinguished academics and his support as they pilot the affairs of the institution.

In his remarks, Dr Muhammed Suleiman Lame said that the Principal Officers of the Polytechnic were at the Government House to formally introduce themselves to the Governor and to seek for government’s support and assistance towards the smooth take-off of the federal polytechnic.

While appreciating the key role Gombe state government played in the buildup to the establishment and the location of the institution, the Rector said that his administration will ensure synergy with the government and will keep it up to speed with its progress at all levels.

Dr Lame solicited for the assistance of the state government in the provision of temporary accommodation for the principal officers and utility vehicles.