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Former Chief of Army Staff, Theophilus Danjuma, alongside other notable Nigerians, will lead efforts to raise N5 billion for the rehabilitation of 111-year-old Government College Katsina-Ala, Benue State.
The fundraising event, organised by the Katsina-Ala Old Boys Association (KAOBA), is scheduled to be held on October 19, at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja.
The initiative aims to rescue the historic institution founded in 1915 from years of infrastructural decay, and restore its status as a centre of academic excellence.
The association also invited governors of states that historically formed part of the school’s catchment area, alongside prominent individuals and traditional rulers whose families have longstanding ties to the institution.
The governors expected to grace the event include the Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue state, Taraba state Governor Agbu Kefas, Nasarawa state Governor Abdullahi Sule, Plateau state Governor Caleb Mutfwang, Kogi state Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, and Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River state.
National President of KAOBA, Chief Anthony Adda, who announced this in a statement in Abuja, said the intervention became necessary following what he described as prolonged neglect of the school by the authorities responsible for its maintenance.
Adda said the association decided to take the initiative after several efforts to secure government intervention yielded little progress.
According to him, Danjuma demonstrated commitment to the school’s revival by renovating its five hostels about three years ago, providing a model for other old students to contribute to the institution’s development.
The KAOBA president said the association’s primary objective was to prevent the school from deteriorating further, stressing that the institution remained a source of pride to its alumni across different generations.
Adda, who said he entered the school in 1967, lamented that its infrastructure had deteriorated to the point where former students felt compelled to take direct action. (21st Century Chronicle)
