Gombe Governor Constitutes Committee To Investigate Schools Vandalisation

Gombe State governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has approved the constitution of a committee to investigate the vandalisation of primary and secondary schools across the state.

The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, who conveyed the governor’s approval, said the action was informed by the state government’s concern over increasing cases of damage to educational facilities and its commitment to safeguarding public infrastructure.

The director-general on press affairs in the Governor’s Office, Isma’ila Uba Misilli, in a statement on Tuesday, explained that the committee will be chaired by Malam Aliyu M. Kamara, with membership drawn from key education, administrative and local government institutions.

According to Misilli, the members include the chairperson of the Teachers’ Service Commission; the chairman of the Secondary School Education Board; the Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Local Government, and the Permanent Secretary/Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms.

Others are the Director, Schools Services, Ministry of Education; the State ALGON Chairman; and the Director, PRS, SUBEB. The Director, Special Services & Political, will serve as Secretary of the panel.

The committee is mandated, with immediate effect, to investigate the scale, pattern and causes of the vandalism; identify affected schools; assess the extent of damage; and recommend preventive measures and accountability mechanisms to forestall future occurrences.

He added that the findings of the committee were expected to guide further government’s action toward strengthening school security and protecting public investments in the education sector.