Yakubu Busari
The National President of Langtang Old Students Association of Nigeria (LAOSA), Mr. Ponyak Nandang, the Controller, Nigeria Correctional Center, Niger State, has commended the set 1990 for paying 2026 JAMB to the 30 best student registration toward ameliorating the suffering of their parents.
He saw the exercise as milestones achievement in the history of life and time to render assistance to upgrade humanity.
He described the gesture as unwavering support to the development and growth of the LAOSA that would touch the lives of the students and enhance the performance of others.
Nandang, who made the commendation in a telephone interview with our medium in Jos, expressed happiness with the set taken, the time taken, and the resources to help in promoting the school’s extracurricular activities.
He noted that this is the first of its kind for a set to pick up a project that has a direct impact on the well-being of the students by encouraging students to pursue their career as well as developing their community.
According to him, the exercise is just the beginning, but this would encourage other sets to see it as a challenge and introduce programme that would promote healthy competition and revamp academic activity in the school.
Nandang appealed to Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang to assist the school with all the necessary learning materials towards boosting the learning environment, as one of the oldest schools in Plateau State.
He stressed that the LAOSA, the national body, is working hand in hand with all the stakeholders in adopting a policy and programme that can place the school above others.
Nandang also lauded the introduction of laudable programs aimed at safeguarding the future of the upcoming generation, as this sacrifice needs government intervention to restore the deficit infrastructure needs.
The Chairman of the set 1990, Comrade Shamdung Jepla Ayuba, disclosed that no less than 30 Students of the Government Famous Government Secondary School Langtang, now Government Model Senior Secondary school, benefited from the set 1990 JAMB registration for 2026.
He explained that the selected exercise was based on their track records of academic performance, which it will pursue with vigour if they score the required JAMB cut-off point for admission.
Shamdung Ayuba delegation was accompanied by Dr. Nanfa Nimvyap, Mr Yakubu Ventim Wuyep, who embarked on an underground assessment visit to the Government Model Senior Secondary School Langtang, including Nanna Langs and Bolcit Titus, who couldn’t make it due to the tight schedule but were adequately represented by the set.
He vowed that the set is prepared to help secure admission to those who work hard to pass with distinction, especially those in sciences and social science as the only way to give back to the society that made us great leaders in our individual field of endeavor.
The Chairman of the delegation for the set of 1990, Comrade Samdung Ayuba expressed his dismay over the dilapidated structures of the school,l which he benefited from over the years, can turn out this way.
Ayuba expressed concern over the low performance of the girls by appealing to the government to put in place facilities that can encourage and motivate them to work hard in their academic pursuits.
According to him, we are urging the Ministry of Education to build and renovate boys’ hostels to accommodate more boys.
He lamented that the overview of the assessment visit saw the challenges of the shortest teachers in the school, vandalised dining hall, lack of desks, and chairs, which drew the attention of the set to ensure that more teachers are deployed to the school in science, social science, and art to remedy the falling standard of the school.
Ayuba decried that almost 35 years after graduation, the school has turned out to be a home for reptiles and overgrown grasses, greeting visitors.
In a related development, while inquiry from the students on the feeding, Ayuba was shocked that the supply of foodstuffs by the government usually comes late, forcing the school authority to borrow money to feed the boarding students.
However, the low number of females living in the school is so discouraging that out of 400 students, only 13 of them are now occupying the female hostel, which was renovated by the World Bank.
Meanwhile, responding, the principal of the school, who is also a member of the set 1984 Mr Nandap Gambo reeled out some of the major challenges of the school despite being recently posted.
According to him, there is a need for more teachers to be posted to teach the students in major foundational for them to meet the international world standard, which is lacking.
He added that the atmosphere of learning is not conducive to promoting healthy competition amongst the students and is affecting them, especially with light for them to walk up and read in the night during prep. We are calling on the Plateau State government to rescue the falling standard of education in GSS Langtang.
Gambo maintained that the popular dining hall, which used to accommodate all students, is now completely vandalised, and the students don’t have a decent dining room table and chairs, including textbooks and learning equipment.
He admonished the contribution of the set 90 for the gesture of coughing out their earnings to remember their almanac, which is very laudable and encouraging other sets to do the same.
Adding his voice, Vice Principal Academy Mr Timloh Kumyil, appealed to the appropriate authority to provide them with textbooks, ICT, Laboratories, Science equipment, accommodation, and a dining hall for the students.
He decried decades of absence of learning materials, which had inflicted more damage to the system than urgent intervention to salvage the situation.
He noted that most of the public schools, especially GSS Langtang, now suffer numerous challenges of poor performance in SSCE due to the late supply of foodstuffs.
He further said, inadequate learning equipment and lack of qualified teachers breed low morale and standards, with the students leaving where there are no modern facilities affect their learning.
Dr Nimvyap, who also commended the school authority for their careful selection based on the academic track records of the students.
He charged the beneficiaries to work hard and prove themselves worthy in selection as the best brains in learning and character.
Nanfa Nimvyap assured them that their set is ever ready to ensure that they secure admission to study in their discipline, as they encourage them to imbibe the culture of reading.
We are here to help the school improve its academic, focus more on areas that require commitment to teamwork.
In appreciation message to the set 90, the head boy of the students who double as one of the beneficiaries thanked them for taking up their time and sacrifice to assist him and his colleagues.
He promised to take his studies seriously by working hard in the forthcoming SSCE. We pray that God Almighty would continue to provide for the giver and their families.
Today marked the happiest day in our academic community as our seniors can remember us by this wonderful gesture. Yes, we are happy to welcome you all.
The school was established in 1971 as a community Secondary School with the sole purpose of producing sound leaders, and the first Principal of the school was Mr. Binfa M. Mwanjul before the creation of Benue /Plateau 1976.
“Government Secondary School Langtang has produced 23 principals, and the growing number of students has gradually reduced in the last few years of academic years
