49 Bag First Class At Abu's 39th Convocation

Forty nine persons graduated with First Class degree at the
39th convocation of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria,
which held yesterday. At the ceremony where 11,731
students graduated, 2,697 students obtained Masters
degree, while 289 were awarded PhD degree.
Speaking at the event, President Muhammad Buhari said a
visitation panel would soon be constituted to rid universities
of corruption.
“The visitation panel would look into the financial
management of the institutions, including statutory
allocations and the internally generated funds for the period
under review. The visitation panel would also determine
whether all application of funds were in
compliance with procurement regulations.
“I wish to therefore appeal to the management of all
Nigerian universities to ensure best practices in the conduct
of the affairs of the institutions. I wish to also commend
the Ahmadu Bello University for being outstanding in the
maintenance of federal character in the composition of its
staff and students,” Buhari said.
Represented by the Executive Secretary, National
Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Abdulrasheed
Abubakar, President Buhari urged ABU to pay more
attention to agricultural researches, as the sector was key
to the diversification agenda of his administration.
Earlier, the Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor
Ibrahim Garba, recounted some of the recent achievements
of the university, including construction of one-barrel per
day crude oil refinery, formulation of anti-malaria drug,
development of efficient crop varieties and infrastructural
development.
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