Gov. Bindow in Tears As He Sights Villanovo Govt. College

Adamawa State Governor, Senator Mohammadu Umaru Jibrilla Bindow broke out in tears when he sighted dilapidated nature of Villanovo Government College in Numan, and therefore ordered the immediate renovation of the school.

He blamed the past administrations, attesting that the generation yet unborn and posterity will never forgive them. The fact is  that the school is one of the oldest school  and popular, in the state and had produced great men and women in the country.

“I’m shedding tears because I can’t imagine living beings are living in such a  horrible environment ,all facilities that are suppose to be functional are virtually not working”. He said

He said, he weep for the future  because the educational sector which is supposed to be the bedrock of our  society is the one that is mostly neglected by our leaders.

Bindow further added that this dearth of infrastructures was applicable to schools touched by insurgency when they held swayed in some local government of the state.

According to him Numan  was not among the seven local government areas that were ran  by the Boko Haram Insurgency and it is expected that an old and popular school like. Villanova  should not be in such a deplorable stage.

 ” By now we should be talking about schools destroyed by Insurgency if other schools like  Villanova were not neglected by the past administration.”

In his words ” that is  why I have declared a state  of emergency on the sector, so as to enable us to renovate and revamp the sector, so that our teeming youths will get access to quality education.

Bindow who inspected the schools facilities shortly after the EXCO meeting, which was moved from the state capital and was held in the school said, he has decided that all his EXCO meetings from now on will be held in all 21 local government areas of the state. so as to bring government presence to the people of the grassroots .

He said the reasons for moving the EXCO meetings from the state capital to enable him and his cabinet see things for themselves so as to take prompt actions where necessary adding that if they had not gone to Numan to hold the meeting there, he wouldn’t know the horrible stage of the school.

“I am tired of seating in the office waiting for somebody to bring memo which may not described the reality on ground.” He said.

Responding the principal of the college, Mr Linus Fate, said this was the first time a government held it EXCO outside the state capital . He therefore appreciate the governor for the gesture done his school.

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