By Waziri Isa Adam Gwantu
Governor Abdullahi Alhaji Sule of Nasarawa State has announced that the state government will award a total cash gift of N44 million to the 82 first-class and best graduates of the University.
The governor, who made the announcement today in his speech during the silver jubilee anniversary and 8th combined convocation ceremony of the University, clarified that while each of the 82 students who graduated with first class will receive a cash gift of N500,000, each of the three best graduating students will receive a cash gift of N1,000, 000 million.
The Governor who congratulated all the graduands, particularly, PhD graduands, saying, “I had never seen this number of PhDs that graduated today. The churning out of this number of PhDs sends a message of great academic achievements of our University.”
The governor who urged the graduands who have attained great feet in their academic journey today, advised them to brace up for the challenge of building our great country which is today at cross road.
The governor, who is also the visitor of the University, praised and thanked the Chancellor, His Royal Highness, the Emir of Keffi, Dr Shehu Chindo Yamusa II, the Pro-chancellor, Professor Attahiru Jega, and the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sa’adatu Hassan Liman, for their selfless service to make the University a greater citadel of learning and research.
He also thanked all the Vice-chancellors, Rectors, Provosts of various tertiary institutions that came to show solidarity with our university on the auspicious occasion of its Silver Jubilee and 8th Combined Convocation. “I had never seen a convocation where heads of tertiary institutions attended like this”, he said.
Governor Sule also thanked the executive governors of Sokoto and Taraba and Alumni of the University for their wonderful contributions and support for the University which included provision of infrastructures and several other forms of donations.