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Nasarawa Gov donates N20m for establishment of engineering faculty at state university
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has donated N20 million Naira for the establishment of a Faculty of Engineering at the Nassarawa State University, Keffi.
The money is to enable the take-off of the faculty in the 2020/2021 academic session.
Governor Sule made the donation on Saturday while delivering a speech at the 2nd stakeholders’ meeting of the institution.
According to the governor, as an engineer, he felt morally bound to assist in the establishment of a Faculty of Engineering.
He said that the establishment of the faculties of Health Sciences and Engineering would assist in providing the needed manpower to develop the state in those vital areas.
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“As an engineer, I cannot leave here without making my commitment for the establishment of the faculty of Engineering.
“I hereby donate the sum of N20 million for the take-off of the faculty of Engineering,” he said.
He thanked all previous administrations in the state for their great contribution toward the development of the university, stressing that the institution was today one of the best among its contemporaries.
Governor Sule also commended the commitment and doggedness of the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Muhammad Bala, his predecessors, the university’s Chancellor and staff, as well as the management of the institution.
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