The lawmaker representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam in the House of Representatives, Yusuf Gagdi has alleged that the immediate past Minister of Education in Muhammadu Buhari administration, Adamu Adamu frustrated the upgrading of the Federal College of Education Pankshin to a Federal University of Education.
He also alleged that the minister frustrated the taking off of the Institution despite President Buhari 's ascent to the bill establishing the institution in 2022, The lawmaker commended President Bola Tinubu for giving the go-ahead for the University to take off. Gagdi made the allegations while speaking at the office takeoff of the Federal University of Education Pankshin, Plateau State.
'Since then, the social media became agog, that I lied about the passage of the bill establishing the institution', he lamented. 'Today, God has exonerated your son from all blackmail; as the institution is taking off today. 'As you can see, the chairman of the governing council and other officials from the federal ministry of education are here with us today', he maintained. Gagdi appealed to the state government to support the institution to achieve its mandate.
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