Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has threatened to report the leadership of the Federal College of Education, Gwoza, to the Federal Ministry of Education for removal, citing a failure to commence academic activities despite the State Government committing N200 million in take off grants and completing a full rehabilitation of the College site.

Zulum expressed his frustration at a handover ceremony held at the Government House council chamber in Maiduguri, where the remodelled College site was formally transferred to the Federal Ministry of Education.

The Governor, visibly displeased, faulted the College's principal officers for showing no urgency or commitment toward activating the Institution.

"I am not happy, because this College was established about three years ago and the principal officers were appointed, especially the Provost, but to my dismay. He cannot even install a 5 kVA solar power system at his office. The office is ghostly, none of them is here, an indication that there is no commitment to move this College forward," he stated.

Zulum disclosed that the Borno State Government approved the N200 million take off package, allocated the site in July 2023 and ordered its complete rehabilitation. The remodelled facility now includes 100 upgraded classrooms, modern laboratories, improved administrative facilities and staff quarters for principal officers.

The Governor also provided a housing estate comprising 12 units of two bedroom houses to accommodate teachers ahead of the College's first student intake, with additional staff quarters later commissioned to address accommodation and retention gaps.

Despite these investments, the College management had made no concrete commitment toward the commencement of academic programmes, a situation Zulum described as unacceptable.

"Borno State Government will not fold its arms and look at them. We have provided N200 million as a take off grant, and we have renovated almost all the buildings in the College," he said.

The Governor confirmed that findings from the handover process would be forwarded to the Federal Ministry of Education, with a view to replacing some of the principal officers.

"It is clear that there is no commitment on the side of the principal officers to drive the process and ensure academic activities commence. We will now forward our findings to the Federal Ministry of Education on how we can change some of the principal officers so that academic activities can resume in this school," he added.

The College, formerly known as Teachers College Gwoza, was originally owned by the Borno State Government before being remodelled and transferred to Federal ownership.