The Management of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria has denied that it threatened to withdraw the Bachelor degree the Director-General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, over comments on the integrity tests for UTAS, a payment platform developed by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
A statement by the Director, Public Affairs Directorate Auwalu Umar, noted that Abdullahi has never attended ABU for any academic programmr
The statement reads: “The attention of Management of Ahmadu Bello University has been drawn to a media report alleging that the institution had in March 2022 threatened to withdraw the Bachelor degree of Kashifu Inuwa Abdullabi, the Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), over comments on the integrity tests for UTAS, a payment platform developed by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
“The statement, as reported online by a national daily, was purportedly issued from the office of the Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment.
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“Accordingly, the University Management wishes to state categorically that at no time did ABU issue such a threat. After all, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, from records available, never attended Ahmadu Bello University for any academic programme, be it undergraduate, graduate or sub-degree.
“This clarification has become necessary essentially for the office of the Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment, as well as members of the public to take note.”