By Sani Magaji Garko
The Kano state government says it will soon meet all the necessary decuments needed for issuances of license to a full university in its efforts to upgrade Sa'adatu Rimi college of Education Kumbotso to Sa'adatu Rimi University of Education.
The State commissioner for Higher Education Dr. Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure stated this after receiving academic brief and master plans needed for the full implementation as well as operation of the New Kano university of education held in Kano.
According to her, the Sa'adatu Rimi University bill was passed into law by Kano state house of assembly and if assented by governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje a license will by issued by the national universities commission NUC which will mark the takeoff of the institution.
She commended governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for giving priority to the whole assignment, adding that the implementation committee led by Professor Jibril Dahiru Ameen for their untireless efforts in ensuring that their dreams becomes true.
"Insha Allah very soon we will go and collect the license, and now that we have the law Just take it we have the license by God will becouse even the executive secretary of the national university commission has has assured us that a one day notice is enough for him to issues the license for the smooth takeoff of the university", said Bunkure.
In a remark, the chairman of the visitation panel who doubles as Procancellor of Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano, Professor J. D. Ameen said they have presented their reports which contains academic brief containing general guidelines of the programs to run in the university and physical master plans and both the two are key in obtaining license as well as smooth running of all academic programs.
J. D. Ameen represented by Vice Chencellor of Yusuf Maitama Sule Professor Muktar Atiku Kurawa said, the university will focused on training of teachers.
Kurawa, then urged academic community in the state to embraced the new institution as it will promote educational excellence and boost teaching and learning in Kano state and beyond.
He said, "for the establishments of any university in Nigeria it must requires three key things, A law establishing that university, An academic brief which contains all program that will be run at the university and physical master plan which contains all the structures, laboratories, classrooms, administrative blocks among others".
Also speaking, the Provost of Sa'adatu Rimi College of Education, Kumbotso, Professor Yahaya Isa Bunkure appreciated the effort put in place by the implementation committee, assuring that, all staffs currently working with the college will be carried along.
He however thanks the State Commissioner for Higher Education Dr. Mariya Bunkure and by extension the state governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for their efforts in supporting the college to meet it's demand.
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