Senator Barau Hails Tinubu For Approving Kano College Upgrade To Varsity

The Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for approving the upgrade of the Federal College of Education, Kano, to a full-fledged Federal University of Education.

At a ceremonial to grant scholarships to 1,000 students from Kano North Senatorial District, Senator Barau said President Tinubu’s determination to assistance the long-awaited support demonstrated his emotion for Kano State, Northern Nigeria and the full country.

He said, “Mr. President is simply a person we are arrogant of—a president who loves Kano, who loves Northern Nigeria, and who loves Nigeria. For implicit 10 years, I person fought for the upgrade of this assemblage to a university, and erstwhile I presented the petition to him, helium said, ‘It’s a done deal.’ That is the benignant of person helium is,” Barau said.

The legislator besides thanked Tinubu for approving the renaming of the instauration successful honour of the precocious elder statesman and erstwhile curate of petroleum, Alhaji Maitaima Sule, Dan Masanin Kano, saying it was a befitting mode to immortalise a antheral who devoted his beingness to nationalist service.

He reaffirmed his committedness to supporting acquisition successful Kano, noting that quality superior remains the astir captious assets for nationalist development.

Barau announced that the assistance scheme, which began with Bayero University and Northwest University, would proceed yearly and volition soon beryllium extended to Kano Central and South students.

“Education is the bedrock of each society. That is wherefore I americium giving scholarships to each students from Kano North without governmental considerations,” helium said.

He urged the beneficiaries to absorption connected their studies, saying determination is nary greater way to occurrence than education.

In his remarks, the vice chancellor, Prof. Abdullahi Kadage, praised Barau for his pivotal relation successful establishing and supporting the university, describing him arsenic “the begetter of the institution” whose committedness continues to alteration acquisition successful the region.