SSU Convocation: Tambuwal assures  first class graduates of full Masters and PhD scholarship

Gbolahan Salman Sokoto

The 36 newly awarded first class graduates from Sokoto State University have been assured of getting a full scholarship for their Master’s and Doctorate degree.

The visitor to the school and governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, stated this while delivering his convocation speech at the convocation ground on Saturday.

The governor also in his response to the demand of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, announced the renaming of the institution’s Senate building after the late pioneer Chancellor of the school, Umar Ali Shinkafi.

He also announced that the newly constructed Library complex of the school will be named after the second Chancellor of the school, late Barrister Inuwa Abdul-Kadir, who until his death was the second Chancellor of the institution after late Shinkafi.

Earlier in his address while delivering his acceptance speech as the new Chancellor of the school, the Emir of Dutse, Alhaji Nuhu Muhammad Sanusi, assure the visitor and management of the school his commitment to build an institution not just for knowledge acquisition, but also expanding knowledge to it’s utmost frontiers.

“I want our University council to critically evaluate our admission policies, re-engineer our courses and equip our learning environment, pay greater attention to attitudinal development of staff and students” he added.

Meanwhile, the first lady of Kebbi  State, Hajia Zainab Bagudu Shinkafi, who spoke on behalf of Shinkafi family announced the donation of sum of five million naira as endowment fund to the faculty of Arabic and Islamic of the school.

She also announced the donation of 250,000 naira cash to the best graduating student Arabic, Islamic and political science.

She further disclosed that to encourage girls education, another sum of 250,000 naira cash is also set aside for best female graduating students Islamic and Social studies each.

Also speaking, the managing director of BUA cement, Sokoto, Engineer Yusuf Binji, who represents the Chairman of BUA group of companies, Dr Abdulsamad Rabi’u, also promise to assist the school with the building of the faculty of ICT, which he said will help the school to achieve it’s potentials.

Meanwhile, the Vice Chancellor of the school, Professor Sani Mohammed Dangoggo, revealed that graduates of the institution are among the globally competitive graduates.

On training of staff, the Vice Chancellor said the staff of the school are equipped with required skills to excel in this highly competitive 21st century global arena.

“We have trained and continue to train a number of our staff culminating into our staff completing their higher degrees (71 master’s degree and 20 Ph.Ds in different discipline) while another 59 are undergoing their Ph.Ds and 95 are currently pursuing their Master’s degree in and outside the country”

He also said additional 295 staff have been sponsored and granted permission to go for their degrees in and outside the country for the benefit of the institution.

Other dignitaries at the event includes the speaker on the state house of assembly, Hon. Muhammed Acida, Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, Kebbi State governor, Senator Atiku Bagudu, former governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji Mamud Shinkafi, members of the state house of assembly among others.