The Kaduna State Government has announced the revocation of all previous sales of institutional houses and land allocations within Alhudahuda College, Zaria, Queen Amina College, Kaduna, and Government Commercial College, Zaria, for “overriding public interest and for the common good”.
The houses and plots of land were sold by the Nasiru El-Rufai administration.
In a press statement issued today by the Secretary to Kaduna State Government, Dr AbdulKadir Mu’azu Meyere, the government said the action was taken in line with its commitment to human capital development and to ensure conducive atmosphere for teaching and learning in schools.
It also revealed that the decision was approved last year and the revocation order has been conveyed to all allottees, while steps are being taken to refund amounts paid in respect of the sold houses as directed by the Governor Uba Sani.
Meyere said: “As one of the key pillars of His Excellency’s Human Capital Development, Senator Uba Sani noted that effective learning can best take place in a conducive atmosphere without distractions and sundry interferences.
“The governor has always argued that education is not just a leveller but also a ladder for upward mobility which can transform lives and improve livelihoods.
“To secure the future of our children, the Governor has been expanding access to education in the last two years, by bridging the infrastructural deficit at both primary and secondary schools across Kaduna State.
“In fact, one of the first decisions that His Excellency took upon assuming office was the slashing of the school fees of Kaduna State-own tertiary institutions on August 21, 2023.
“Apart from tertiary institutions, the Senator Uba Sani administration has also improved access by building new primary and secondary schools as well as blocks of classrooms since he became Governor of Kaduna State.”
The SSG said the Uba Sani administration has built over 2,336 new classrooms, renovated more than 707 others and provided 3,704 and 30,742 furniture, for teachers and pupils respectively.
The government has also sunk 51 boreholes, provided 918 cubicle toilets for both pupils’ and teachers’ use in all the Local Governments to make learning more conducive, he added.
