News Investigators/ Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has commended Ahmadu Bello University for maintaining the standards for which it is known for since its establishment in 1962.
Auwalu Umar, Director, Public Affairs Directorate of the university disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Zaria.
Mr Umar said Mr Radda made the remarks when the ABU’s Vice-Chancellor, Adamu Ahmed, led a high-level delegation on a courtesy visit to him at the Government House, Katsina.
Mr Radda said the glory of its founding father, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto and Premier of the defunct Northern Region, was still trailing the university.
The Governor also said the university was still among the leading institutions in Nigeria and beyond because it was established with a sincere intention.
Mr Radda, a distinguished alumnus of the university, stressed that a Nigerian, no matter where he or she comes from, must be proud of the Northern premier institution.
“The glory of the university is ever there; we are always proud to say we are the products of Ahmadu Bello University,” he said.
According to him, the history of Katsina State could not be complete without the mention of ABU given its great contributions to the development of the state.
He recalled former Governor of the state , the late Umaru Musa ‘Yar’Adua’s love for education, stressing that ‘Yar’Adua’s passion for education made him to significantly contribute to the establishment of ABU SBRS in Funtua.
While sincerely thanking the vice-chancellor and members of his team for the visit, Mr Radda pledged to attend the forthcoming 45th convocation of the university, if time permitted.
Earlier in his remarks, Mr Ahmed told the governor that the visit was to condole with him and the good people of Katsina State over the death of the former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The vicechancellor also commiserated with the governor personally over the unfortunate road accident he recently suffered in the course of official duty.
Mr Ahmed pointed out that the news of the governor’s recovery brought relief and excitement to ABU staff and students who remained proud of his resilience and devotion to duty.
NAN