By Musa Solomon.
Kogi State Commissioner for Education Hon. Wemi Jones said the Government of Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo is committed to Technical and Vocational Education in the State.
The Commissioner made this known on Friday at the Government Technical College Ogboroke, Ihima, Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State while monitoring the ongoing NABTEB Examination.
He stated that the remodeling of the four technical colleges in the State emphasized the State Government commitment to Technical and Vocational Education.
He said that the State Government will equip the colleges to meet the global standard in order to take care of the needs of the students and equip them for a better future.
According to him, Technical and Vocational Education is the next big thing in Nigeria and the state Government has keyed into the Federal Government Technical and Vocational Education Policy, assuring that the State will take care of the students in technical and Vocational Schools in the State.
The Federal Government he said has made arrangements for every student in Technical Colleges to be given a stipend as an encouragement for people to take to technical and Vocational studies.
He encouraged the students to study hard in order to become better people in the future, saying it is only the serious minded people that can achieve something big in life.
The Commissioner who also visited Abdulazeez Attah Memorial College, Okene and Ebira Community Secondary School on inspection, promised the early completion of projects in the schools for the benefit of the students and the staff.
Speaking, the principal of Government Technical College Ogboroke, Mr. Suberu Amodu commended the Commissioner for the visit and promised the commitment of the staff to duties.
The Commissioner was accompanied by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education Hon. Abdullahi Abdulmalik and the Director Basic and Secondary Education Mrs. Mathew Salami.
