Bauchi State Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has received an honorary doctorate of letters of from the state owned Za’adu Zungur University Gadau.
The award was in recognition of his contributions towards reviving the education sector in the state in about five years of his stewardship.
A former governor of the state, Malam Isah Yuguda, also received an honorary degree in Management from the university.
Chancellor of the University who is also the Emir of Bauchi, Rilwanu Suleimanu Adamu, presented the Honors Causa to him yesterday during the maiden convocation of the university.
Speaking his decoration, the governor reaffirmed commitment to continue with reviving the education sector to meet global contemporary challenges.
He said, “Pursuant to our determination to restore to the educational sector its fading glory, an Education Summit will be conducted in Bauchi from 18th to 19th of this month.
“Like in primary and secondary educational institutions, our government is poised to provide infrastructural facilities and necessary support to state owned tertiary educational institutions to ensure hitch-free academic activities.
“To this end, the following activities have been carried out at the state university, a construction of three kilometers of roads at the Gadau Campus; extension of power supply to faculty of Basic Medical Sciences; procurement of lab equipment and reagents; employment of 160 staff and Collaboration with TETFUND to improve existing structures and build new ones.
“In the area of support for indigenes of the State to acquire higher education, we have since the inception of our Administration in 2019, paid a total of N658,539,470:00 as scholarship to 32,987 students undergoing courses at various tertiary institutions,” governor Mohammed said.
