Minna — Former students of the Bida Government College, Bida under the Bida Old Students Association (BOSA) have spent a total of N120 million on projects to put basic facilities in the college, president of the association retired Col. Sani Bello has said.

Bello made this known Saturday in Bida, Niger State, at a meeting of BOSA members where he stated that the projects executed with the money included the rehabilitation of all the old and the new hostels, blocks of classrooms, rehabilitation and reticulation of the water system in the kitchen and motorized borehole sunk to serve the staff quarters and the school's overhead tank.

He said part of the money was spent on procurement and installation of a new power generator, the expansion of the generator room, the refurbishment of the old generator and the rehabilitation of the Chemistry Laboratory as well as provision of essential teaching and learning materials and encouragement of specialist teachers on temporary basis to cater for core subjects that have no regular teachers. Bello stressed that the association would continue to complement the state government's efforts by providing conducive teaching and learning environment for the school.

Niger State Governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu and a member of BOSA who spoke through his Commissioner for Health Dr Ibrahim Sule promised that his administration would continue to give top priority attention to the education sector to reposition learning in the state. Former military president, retired General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, former Head of State, retired General Abdulsalami Abubakar, retired General Mohammed Wushishi and the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Legbo Kutigi are members of the association.