Emir Of Zazzau Pledges Support For Greenfield Varsity

Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Ahmed Nuhu Bamali has commissioned the Faculty of Health and Allied Sciences named after him at the Greenfield University City Campus, Kudenda in Kaduna.

This is just as he stressed the need for more investment in the education sector through the establishment of more universities.

“Four universities in Kaduna metropolis and the mother of all, we have ABU in Zaria. I cannot say we have enough, but with the population in Kaduna, it is not enough to cater for the demands. With Greenfield in Kaduna metropolis, more students will gain admission and from what we have seen, you have most of the required faculties.

“Congratulations for your resilience to the terror attack at your main campus along Kaduna-Abuja Highway. I believe in a couple of years we should be seeing the university as a leader of private universities in the North. Our doors are always open, it is a technology-driven university, keep it up. We look forward to collaborating better so that the school can get to the next level,” he said.

The emir who is the chancellor of the university, used the opportunity to commiserate with the university over the monumental loss of some students during bandits’ attack on the main campus of the university.

“Second, let me take this opportunity to thank the board for making me the Chancellor, I am honoured. Let me also thank the Pro Chancellor and his wife for doing a lot to contribute to education in our community.

“Let me also congratulate the university for being the first private university in Kaduna State, and I am personally here to see for myself the environment and ways the Emirate can contribute in making it more conducive.

“I am so delighted that the university has adjusted and gotten over the attack, they have more students than before. The investment and infrastructure in the university is fantastic. I am so happy with this campus because it is in the centre of town and more accessible than the one along Kaduna-Abuja highway. Lot of investment has been done at the main campus, but we are very happy that this campus is safe and secure.

“I have seen quality teaching staff and with what I have seen here, this university should become one of the leading private universities in the country,” he added.

“This is what we call nationalism. That’s the beauty of Nigeria, diversity is displayed here. Others should take a cue. Please keep it up and we thank you immensely for this investment to humanity,” he said.

In his remarks earlier, founder and pro chancellor Greenfield University, Engineer Simon Ifediora Nwakacha  said that  it is like a dream come true, having the emir visit the institution.

“Today is a special day in the life of Greenfield University. This is the first time the chancellor is visiting Greenfield since we appointed him. It is also the first time he is visiting the City Campus since the unfortunate incident.

“There is something also important today, is the setting up of a faculty which we are naming after the emir,” he said.