The pro-chancellor of El-Amin University Minna, Dr Mohammed Ibrahim Babangida, has expressed the university’s determination and commitment to training, mentoring, and raising ethical leaders who will take the country to greater heights and development.
He posited that the vision fulfilled his mother’s dreams and aspirations, the late Dr Maryam Babangida, founder of the University and El-Amin Schools.
The pro-chancellor stated this at the university’s Founder’s Day celebration over the weekend, which was in honour of the late Dr Maryam Babangida, the former first lady.
He explained that his late mother’s vision and aspirations during her lifetime were to provide ethical education, training, and mentorship of leaders for the development of the country and society in general.
“The El-Amin University is one of the legacies of my mother, the late Dr Maryam Babangida, in the education sector. Here, we continue to preach, mentor and demonstrate what it requires to be an ethical leader. It goes beyond the classroom. Like I said earlier, it is about the values you bring forward,” he declared.
The pro-chancellor announced the institution of the Maryam Babangida Annual Memorial Scholarship Award for the best-performing students in various faculties of the university in honour of his late mother, who founded the university and El-Amin Schools.
He said further, “What we decided to do in this first memorial scholarship is to give out cash awards. This will help relieve some of the hardships they are going through personally and also offset some of their school fees.”
The vice-chancellor of Al Amin University, Dr Emmanuel Zwanbin, said all the university’s faculties embodied Dr Maryam Babangida’s vision of providing quality education that prepares students for real-world challenges while maintaining high ethical standards.
He said, “Today, as we remember Dr Maryam Babangida, we are not just looking back at her achievements and legacies. We are looking forward to continuing her legacy to raise ethical leaders who will make a positive impact in Nigeria and the world at large.”
