It was a celebration galore in Minna, the state capital of Niger state recently when the management of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai organized a send-off dinner in honour of the immediate past governing council and the former Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Ibrahim Kolo.
At the dinner, the Pro – Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Board of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai in Niger state, Dr. Mohammed Kudu Santuraki, has called on the state government to allocate lion share of its 2017 budget to education in order to effectively tackle the challenges facing the sector in the state.
According to him, “there is the urgent need for the Niger state government to as a matter of urgency accord the necessary attention to the development of education by making the sector the priority area in the 2017 fiscal year budget in order to meet the challenging socio – economic global trends”.
He argued that owners of tertiary institutions in the country should make education top priority in budgetary provisions towards achieving desired objectives and development of the nation.
The governing council chairman lamented that despite the huge endowed human and natural resources of the nation, most universities could not be ranked among the best 100 universities of the world, adding that “it is very unfortunate”.
He commended the out gone governing council and the former Vice Chancellor of the university for their immense contribution to the development of the institution.
In his remarks, the Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Mohammed Nasir Maiturare restated the determination of his management to vigorously pursue efficiency and excellence in the affairs of the university by ensuring that more funds were attracted.
He also promised to work hard towards the completion of foundation projects of the institution and make it a reference centre in the country and in Africa at large.
He said that the wise counsels of the former governing council and the former Vice Chancellor had undoubtedly facilitated the enhanced growth and development of the institution within the short period of its establishment.
In their separate remarks, the former chairman of the council, Mallam Suleiman Ndanusa and the former Vice Chancellor, Professor Ibrahim Kolo lauded the management for recognizing their moderate contribution to the development of the institution, promising to continue to support the university at all times.
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