Kogi Education Commissioner Re emphasizes Government Commitment to Safe Learning Environment as COE Mopa Matriculate Over 500 Students

By Musa Solomon

Kogi State College of Education (Technical) Mopa on Tuesday in Mopa Matriculated 509 Students for various courses at the 14th Matriculation Ceremony of the College.

The increase in enrollment from 135 students last year to 509 students this year is as a result of the empowerment Programme of the College.

Kogi State Commissioner for Education Hon. Wemi Jones at the Matriculation Ceremony emphasized the State Government Commitment to provide a safe and conducive environment for learning.

The Commissioner while congratulating the Students on their induction into the college said the State Governor Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo is committed to ensuring that learners in the State have access to affordable and quality Education.

He noted that the Governor in his resolve to develop the State through Education has ensured that all the courses being offered in the State’s own higher institutions are accredited by the relevant regulatory bodies.

Honourable Wemi stated that the Governor has restored and increased the State Bursary Allowance to cater for the needs of the students of Kogi State indigene in higher institutions in Nigeria, adding that the Governor increase the Bursary Allowance to ₦30.000 for the undergraduates Students and ₦300,000 for Medical and Law School Students.

According to the Commissioner, the Government has committed so much money for their education and all that is required of them is to abide by the College rules and regulations by putting up good behaviour and subject themselves to the College authority.

The Commissioner who was represented by the Permanent Secretary Mr. Alabi Albert Bamigbade advised the Matriculating Students to make good use of the opportunities provided by their Parents and the School Authority to diligently face their studies and shun all forms of deviant behaviour and focused on their goals in the College.

He urged them to be good ambassadors of their parents and the State in and outside the Campus.

In his address , the Provost of the College, Professor Mohammed Kebiru Ibrahim commended the Governor for his unwavering commitment to the growth of the Institution despite competing demands on government resources.

He said that the enrollment rate has increased from 135 Students last year to 509 students this year due to the empowerment Programme of the College and appreciated the partners and sponsors for the scholarship given to some Students .