From Mustapha Adamu Kano
Deputy President of the Senate, Barau l. Jibrin, has revealed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has never turned down his requests for developmental projects in Kano state, especially on education.
Jibrin disclosed this on Monday while presiding over the presentation of cash grants to over 1000 students drawn from his Kano North Senatorial Zone, held at Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education in Kano.
The lawmaker said on request, Tinubu swiftly approved the establishment of the university and its renaming after late Yusuf Maitama Sule.
“We are here today for two reasons-to celebrate the actualization of the establishment of this new university, and to present cash grants to some of our students from Kano North, my Constituency.
“While we are doing this, we must show appreciation to the President who made it possible by approving its establishment and by signing all necessary legislations for the institution to come on stream under his administration.
“You can recall that this institution which used to be a Federal College of Education, was first converted to a university under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, but was reversed by the immediate past administration.
“When this happened, and when the present administration was inaugurated, and I became the Deputy President of the Senate, I took the proposal for the restoration of the institution to a university to him at Aso Rock.
“Wen i started talking to him about the content of the proposal, before I concluded, the President said look, you dont need to go forward, I have given approval for the establishment of the university.
“I also told about him about the need to name the university after the late Yusuf Maitama Sule, a one time minister, who was also the former Nigeria’s permanent representatives at the United Nations, whom had served the nation meritoriously, he also gave his approval,” he further stated.
Jibrin noted that Mr Tinubu had done much for the North , especially Kano and deserves to be supported by the people of the region for his re-election in the 2027 presidential poll.
He cited human capital development as one of the key areas that Tinubu had done tremendously well which he demonstrated through approval for the establishment of several new tertiary institutions of learning in the region.
Jibrin noted that “since one good turn deserves another, there is need for people of Kano, and the entire northern Nigeria that benefitted tremendously from the good gesture of President Tinubu to reciprocate the gesture, by voting for him again in 2027.”
