As part of the activities outlined to celebrate his one year in office, Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, on Wednesday, inaugurated a 2000 capacity Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Computer Based Test ( CBT) centre in Lafia the state capital.

The governor explained, while speaking at the commissioning , that he decided to complete the project initiated by the immediate past governor, Umaru Tanko Almakura, because of his believe and support for education so that teeming youths can acquire formal education.

As he disclosed , his decision to name the center, Umaru Tanko Almakura CBT Center is because the past governor started the project.

“Today we are seeing continuity in governance at its peak. This is an initiative of the former governor started with WAEC, and our former governor and that is the reason why we decided to name the center Umaru Tanko Almakura CBT Centre”.

According to him, the Centre would not only be for the benefit of Nasarawa State, but Nigeria as a whole.

On her part, the state commissioner for education, science and Technology, Fatu Jimaita Sabo, in her remarks, said that “It is considered necessary to provide jamb with this accommodation in order to enable the board operate effectively”.

She disclosed that construction of the test center is intended to cater for the yearnings of our teaming children who seek for admission into tertiary institutions annually.