President sites FUT Jigawa at governor’s village

By Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse

The Federal Government has sited the newly approved Federal University of Technology at Babura, the home town of Jigawa State Governor Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar.

This was contained in a statement yesterday in Dutse, the state capital, by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Alhaji Habibu Nuhu Kila.

The statement reads: “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sitting of the newly established the Federal University of Technology in a letter sent to Jigawa State Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, which was signed by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu.”

The statement also said the minister “requested for a provision of at least two alternate sites within Babura with a minimum land area of 100 hectares and adequately linked to essential infrastructure, such as access roads, national power grid and proximity to the source of water”.

It added: “In the meantime, a Technical Team, comprising officials from the Ministry of Education, the National Universities Commission (NUC) and other stakeholders will be visiting the state for an on-the-spot assessment and consultation with the state’s officials to facilitate speedy implementation of the new Federal University of Technology in Babura.”