User:Anietiejohnjames/sandbox/Federal Government College Kano

Federal Government College Kano Federal Government College Kano was founded in February 1973, with a student population of fewer than 100 pupils in a site that was an abandoned military barrack with no electricity or water. Federal Government Colleges in Nigeria were conceived to be unifying institutions, bringing together young Nigerian students from diverse ethnic and religious divides, with the purpose of providing them high quality education in an environment of academic and developmental excellence, devoid of ethnic, religious or social stratification. They were formed in true “Federal Character Spirit” with representation from the North, South, West and East. These schools were set up to provide high quality education to children from different social strata, ethnicity, religion and geographic locations within Nigeria, while the teachers were drawn from around the world.

The school had the good fortune of having an experienced and dedicated educationist and administrator, Mr. Derek John Bullock, a British National, as one of its early principals. Mr. Bullock, once the principal of Government College Ibadan, worked hard to nurture and grow the institution, overcoming immense obstacles, and through his compassionate style and fatherly demeanor, developed a generation of detribalized Nigerian leaders and professionals.

Federal Government College Kano grew to become a model institution that can be credited with graduating many of Nigeria’s current leaders in both the public and private sector. The school has produced amongst several others, notable and distinguished Nigerians including late Danbaba Suntai, former Governor of Taraba State, former Air Vice Marshal Christian Chukwu of the Nigerian Air force, Engr. Suleiman Hussaini Adamu (FNSE), the Honorable Minister for Water Resources as well as other distinguished members of the private sector and Armed forces and captains of industry.

A product of a Federal Government College Kano is easy to tell apart in today’s Nigeria by their depth of knowledge across multiple disciplines and the sphere of friends across various ethnic and religious divides. It is gratifying to note that the high academic standard and detribalized mindset has remained with the Alumni of Federal Government College Kano.