Plateau state University Bokkos has formally taking over a one hundred and ninety-two capacity female hostel newly built and funded by Tertiary Education Fund TETFUND .
Taking over the edifice,Acting Vice Chancellor of the university Professor Shedrack Best described Hostel accommodation as key component of student life.
The fully furnished one storey edifice built by Tertiary Education Fund under the 2022/2023 merged Tetfund intervention projects is meant to address the hostel accommodation especially for female students.
In an elaborate ceremony to mark the handing and taking over, professor Best said.
“Hostel accommodation is key to student life, student performance and education delivery in every system,” He said.
He added that measures
will be put in place to making sure that the edifice is well utilise and maintained by the students.
'It is my desire that all students a well preserved in Hostel so that the management can take responsibility of their safety. We do not want our students to stay off campus"
Speaking on behalf of the contractors, Obina Ode of the Dang Global Limited said they were constraint by the inflation rate but with persistence in executing the project,they were not able to finished on time due to the high cost of building materials as they incurred so many losses and appealed to the Management of the University for consideration.
Representative of the beneficiaries and members of the student union who came out in their numbers expressed gratitude as witnessed in the chanting of solidarity song to TETFUND and the university management.
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