Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has revoked all school lands allocated to individuals in the state.
Mr Fintiri’s spokesman, Solomon Kumangar, announced on Friday that the governor was carrying out the action as lands meant for primary and secondary school across the state particularly in Yola, Mubi and Michika Local Government Areas have been encroached.
Mr Kumangar said the administration had directed the payment of matching grant to the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to access N8.2 billion basic education stimulus.
“As a prequel to declaring free and compulsory education to shore up enrollment and halt the high level of drop-outs, the government has set as a target, the rehabilitation of 5,000 schools in the next six months.
“Gov. Fintiri has not only ensured free feeding for nine junior and senior secondary schools within the state capital but the programme will be expanded to cover 58 boarding secondary schools beginning from September,” he said.
Kumangar said Fintiri had approved the establishment of stock shops in the 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs) where farmers could access farm inputs easily.
He also said the state government supported the recent arrest of 68 kidnappers and 252 gang members known as ‘Shila Boys’ terrorising residents of Yola.
The media aide said the governor had ordered the director of administration in local government to clean-up their wage bills.
He said they have been directed to remove ghost workers and block all leakages affecting development at the grassroots.
