Gombe governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, yesterday approved the payment of external examination fees for twenty three thousand, six hundred and eighty final year students of secondary schools across the state.
The Commissioner of Education, Dauda Batari Zambuk, disclosed this to journalists at the close of the 23rd session of the State Executive Council Meeting held at the EXCO Chamber.
He said the State Executive Council expeditiously granted approval of over four hundred and thirty five million, two hundred and Seventy two thousand, nine hundred naira (N435,272,900) for the payment of WAEC, NABTEB and NBAIS examination charges.
In the same vein, the Commissioner of Works, Engr. Abubakar Bappah, also told journalists that the council approved the construction of six roads across the state.
The road projects, which are part of the network 11-100 initiative, included the 17 KM Tashan magarya- Lamba – Zange-Bappah Ibrahima- Luggerewo- Jauro Bello- Papa to link with Pindiga Road in Akko Local Government Area, awarded at the cost of four billion, two hundred and thirty six million, seven hundred and eighty five thousand, five hundred and thirteen naira, fourteen kobo (N4, 236,785,513:14) with a completion period of twenty four months.
The 40 KM Tappi-Kalajanga-Bomala-Alagarno-Dinawa-Dundehe-Damba Barde-Abuja/bula-Girgam-Shongo Sarkin Yaki through the Gombe western bypass was equally awarded at the cost of eight billion, five hundred and twenty five million, eighteen thousand, seven hundred and seven naira, eighty one kobo (N8,525,018,707:80) with a completion period of twenty four months.