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Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State
By Yusuf Salihu Sansani, Jalingo
Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas has ordered the immediate and indefinite closure of the Government Science Secondary School (GSSS), Jalingo.
The Governor who gave the order on Wednesday this week during an unscheduled visit to the School said the dilapidated condition of the School is not conducive for teaching and learning.
Dr. Kefas promised to rehabilitate the infrastructure of the school and provide necessary facilities befitting a science school before it will be reopen and urged the staff and students to remain calm as all the needful will be done to put the school in good shape.
The Government Science Secondary School, Jalingo is the oldest College in Jalingo and in the entire Old Muri Emirate Council, an offshoot of Macbride Secondary School, a Missionary College established in 1969 which metamorphosed to Government Secondary School after the Government took over the institution in 1975 and in 1983 was converted to a science school.
Unfortunately, the school was relocated to its present site at TC Quarters, Jalingo by the then State Government during the Military era and the old site which has all the facilities was handed over to the Federal Government for the Federal Government Girls’ College, Jalingo.
Old Boys of the school whose members have been in most of the Governments since the creation of Taraba State several times raised their voices against the relocation of the school and even complained to the Federal Government for the return of their Alma Mata but until now there is no positive response.
National President Jalingo Old Boys Association (JOBA), Dr. Hilkiya Bubajoda Mafindi said the action of the Governor was in the right direction.
Dr. Mafindi explained that the school is really in dire need of total rehabilitation saying that the Association over the years rehabilitated some classes and provided furniture and is collaborating with the School authority towards linking the School to the National Grid which is one of the major challenges it is facing.
Mafindi hoped and prayed that Governor Dr. Agbu will give adequate attention to the school which produced high level professionals in many fields to bring it back to its past glory but preferably the School should be relocated to its original location and FGGC Jalingo should be given another place.
He urged the incumbent Deputy Governor of Taraba State, Alhaji Aminu Alkali and the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Dr. Jeji Williams who are former students to lobby their Principal for the relocation of the School to its original site to maintain the status quo.
