By Sunusi Abdullahi Kofar Naisa
The Kano State Government has approved the establishment of a new satellite campus for the Kano College of Education and Preliminary Studies (KASCEPS) at Minjibir Local Government Area.
This was disclosed by the State Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr. Yusuf Ibrahim Kofarmata.
Dr. Kofarmata stated that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to ensuring that youths have access to tertiary education, regardless of where they reside.
According to him, the governor directed the Ministry for Higher Education to collaborate with the Ministry of Land to facilitate all necessary processes for acquiring land from the Ministry of Water Resources, which is currently unused, to serve as the site for the KASCEPS satellite campus, given the importance of education in the state.
Similarly, the Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr. Yusuf Kofarmata, represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Muttaka Iliyasu, paid an inspection visit to the proposed site for Kano Polytechnic’s satellite campus at Gaya Local Government Area.
The inspection team included the Director of Quality Assurance, Dr. Lukuman T. Suraj, the Director of Physical Planning Engr. Yahaya A. Baba, the Director of Works, the Director of Academic Planning, and the TETFUND Desk Officer from Kano Polytechnic.
The team also paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Gaya, Dr. Ali Ibrahim Abdulkadir Gaya, who expressed his delight at the proposed establishment of the satellite campus, describing it as a positive step toward promoting education, especially in rural areas.
The Emir of Gaya, Alhaji Ali Abdulkadir, thanked the state governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, for his dedication and commitment to enhancing the education sector.
Amb Sunusi A. K/Na’isa,
Public Relations Officer,
MHE, Kano
