By Haruna Salami
The Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, has hailed President Bola Tinubu for renaming the Federal University of Education, Kano, after the late Danmasanin Kano, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Sule.
The university’s renaming after the late diplomat and elder statesman was a response to Senator Barau’s request through a bill he had sponsored the Senate to that effect.
On Monday, the President announced the renaming of the institution to Maitama Sule Federal University of Education in honour of one of the foremost politicians from the northern part of the country.
Senator Barau, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Alhaji Ismail Mudashir, thanked President Tinubu for granting the request of the generality of the people of Kano State through him by renaming the university after the late northern icon, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Sule.
“I wish to express our profound appreciation to His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for approving the request of the generality of the people of Kano State through me by renaming the Federal University of Education, Kano, to Maitama Sule University of Education, Kano.
“Maitama Sule, the Danmasanin Kano, was a diplomat, politician, and elder statesman who died in 2017 at 88. He contributed immensely to our country’s socio-political development,” he said.
He also highlighted the role of Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) in providing support for survivors, revealing that over 8,000 survivors have been assisted through these centers.
The European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot, called for a shift in societal norms and power structures that marginalize women and PWDs.
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