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ABU News A Publication of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria ISSN: 0345-0749 | VOLUME: 3 No.1 | MARCH 2016/RAJAB 1437 The 38th Convocation Lecture Alh. Aliko Dangote, GCON, Alh. Muhammadu Sanusi II, President, Dangote Sarkin Kano, described Aliko Group, delivers a lecture Dangote as a representative on “The Role of of the progress that Karl Marx Entrepreneurship in made, when he said “Nations National Development: have to transcend the stage The Story of The Dangote of primitive accumulation Group” and go into true capitalism” THE THRILLS AND FRILLS OF 38TH CONVOCATION CEREMONY President Buhari Reiterates Commitment to Improving the Quality of University Education in Nigeria Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria VISION Ahmadu Bello University shall be a world-class university comparable to any other, engaged in imparting contemporary knowledge, using high quality facilities and multi-disciplinary approaches, to men and women of all races, as well as generating new ideas and intellectual practices relevant to the needs of its immediate community, Nigeria and the world at large. MISSION To advance the frontiers of learning and break new grounds, through teaching, research and the dissemination of knowledge of the highest quality; to establish and foster national and international integration, development and the promotion of African traditions and cultures; to produce high-level human power and enhance capacity-building through retraining, in order to meet the needs and challenges of the catchment area, Nigeria and the rest of the world. ABU NEWS | MARCH 2016 | A PUBLICATION OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA 02 FROM Editor-in-Chief’s ABU News THE A Publication of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Publisher Professor Ibrahim Garba DDeskesk Editorial Team Editor-in-Chief Nasir Bello elcome to the 1st Quarter (January – Principal Editorial Staff Adamu Mohammed March, 2016) edition of the ABU News. This edition presents the Reporters W th Ingino Voh reader with highlights of the 38 Convocation Zainab Abdullahi Musa Nafisa Ahmad Muhammad Ceremony. Ahmad A. Is’haq Our team of reporters went on full-cylinders to Administration/Secretariat bring to you lucid details of the thrills and frills Salamatu Lami Nasir th Agidiomo A. Victoria of the 38 Convocation Ceremony. On popular demand, we reproduced the full Computer Graphics Mohammed Faisal Aliyu text speeches of the Visitor, President Photo Journalists Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, the Chancellor, Tajudeen Kamal Usman His Majesty Nnaemeka Alfred Ugochukwu Joseph Arumona Achebe, CFR, mni, the Obi of Onitsha, the Technical/Logistics Vice Chancellor, Professor Ibrahim Garba and Yusuf Yaro Dawud Hussaini Alh. (Dr.) Aliko Dangote, GCON, President Mathew Lawal Emmanuel Owoicho Dangote Group. The edition also covers the inaugural lecture Circulation Samuel Kozah delivered by Prof. O. J. Ajanusi of the Jibrin Abdu Musa Muhammad Nasir Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology in the Faculty of Veterinary ABU News is published by Medicine. the Public Affairs Directorate, Office of the Vice Chancellor, We also expanded the scope covered by the Ground Floor, Senate Building, ABU News by commencing a new segment Ahmadu Bello University, Samaru, Zaria “Down Memory Lane” which is intended to bring back memories of outstanding lectures All correspondences should be delivered in the past by eminent personalities addressed to the Editor-in-Chief, ABU News, in the University. As a mark of honour and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria respect, we started this segment with a speech email: [email protected] delivered by the late Alh. Abubakar Gimba titled “Hoisting The Flag Atop The Baobab Tree.” Printed by: This edition is robust as it presents other stories Ahmadu Bello University Press Ltd., th P.M.B. 1094, Samaru, Zaria, Nigeria. to readers as well as pictures of the 38 Tel: 08065949711 Convocation Ceremony. Website: www.abupress.org email: [email protected] Happy reading! ABU NEWS | A PUBLICATION OF ABU, ZARIA 03 COVER STORY THE THRILLS AND FRILLS OF 38TH CONVOCATION CEREMONY President Buhari Reiterates Commitment to Improving the Quality of University Education in Nigeria Representative of the Visitor to the University, President Muhammadu Buhari, Prof. Akaneren I. Essien, leading the University Management in a procession By Adamu Mohammed through a focus on agriculture and to expand their horizon and resident Muhammadu Buhari, the extractive industry sector. mandate, as it will continue to GCFR, has reiterated his President Buhari assured provide leverage to run its affairs in administration's commitment Nigerians that his government accordance with the extant laws of P would live up to expectations in to the upliftment of the quality of the federation, which provides some education in the country. improving the standard of degree of autonomy to the education, and will continue to take While speaking at the 38th university.” measures that will restructure The President further stated that convocation ceremony of Ahmadu university education in Nigeria. Bello University, Zaria the the future of Nigeria depends largely The Visitor urged the graduands on the youth and urged them to have President, who was represented by to embrace the change mantra in the Professor Akaneren I. Essien, a country with the hope of giving a sense of responsibility in visiting professor at the National Nigeria a bright future. repositioning Nigeria to its rightful Universities Commission (NUC), He stated, despite the security place in the global community. said the focus of his administration challenges facing the country, the During the convocation is to reinvigorate the educational government will not relent in its ceremony, the University conferred sector through functional initiatives. effort to bring about political and 13,149 first degrees and 4,598 He said the government is economic stability for the peaceful higher degrees and diplomas to encouraging the development of coexistence of all Nigerians. deserving graduands for the entrepreneurship and innovation in He added, “this government will 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 academic order to promote self reliance continue to encourage universities sessions. ABU NEWS | MARCH 2016 | A PUBLICATION OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA 04 38TH CONVOCATION The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibrahim Garba delivering his keynote address during the 38th Convocation Ceremony Ovations As VC Addresses Graduands At The 38th Convocation Ceremony By Adamu Mohammed of its ability. Adding that, the Muhammadu Sanusi II, CON, n what could be referred to as a University has from inception Ahmadu Bello University is most rendition of the scorecard of the continued to train men and women certainly honoured by these two University, the Vice Chancellor without any distinction on race, great Nigerian personalities,” he I religion and political beliefs. ABU, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, said. Professor Ibrahim Garba's he said, remains the most The Vice Chancellor further convocation address on the 30th of cosmopolitant University amongst commended some of the notable January, 2016 at the Mamman all the Nigerian universities. alumni and philanthropists who According to him, the Kontagora Square will remain have contributed enormously in University was celebrating an uplifting the University. Notable indelible in the minds of staff, academic tradition which has students, alumni and friends of the impacted not only on the Nigerian among them are Lt. Gen. TY University. environment but globally. Danjuma, who has pledged to build The Vice Chancellor amidst He also mentioned that the 38th a new Faculty of Science complex loud ovations from staff and convocation ceremony was very worth N2 billion, Pharm. Danbaba students, sounding obviously unique having commenced earlier D a n f u l a n i S u n t a i , f o r m e r fulfilled, congratulated the with a public lecture titled “The Governor, Taraba State, who built a graduands for making the day a Role of Entrepreneurship in 250-seater capacity twin lecture happy and glorious one. National Development – The Story theatre for the Faculty of Professor Garba informed the of Dangote Group” delivered by the Pharmaceutical Science and most convocation gathering that business mogul, Alh. Aliko recently, Alhaji Dauda Lawal who Ahmadu Bello University has Dangote, GCON, President, completed a fully furnished block continued to discharge its mandate Dangote Group, under the of offices along with a Toyota of teaching, research, innovation distinguished Chairmanship of His coaster bus collectively worth and community service to the best H i g h n e s s , S a r k i n K a n o , N135 million to the Department of ABU NEWS | MARCH 2016 | A PUBLICATION OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA 05 38TH CONVOCATION Political Science and International “ making good progress,” he Studies. explained. The Vice Chancellor also The University has from The Vice Chancellor extended mentioned that in order to improve inception continued to train the University's appreciation to the living condition of students, the men and women without any some National and International University has recently undertaken distinction of race, religion donor agencies, organizations, renovation works in some student and political beliefs. It has philanthropists, entrepreneurs, hostels in addition to the pledge by remained the most national politicians and individuals for Alhaji Aliko Dangote to build ten in character in the Nigerian supporting the University. (10) block of hostels for the university system He particularly commended the University. President, Muhammadu Buhari, In the area of teaching and GCFR, the Executive Governor, research infrastructure, the Kaduna State, Mal. Nasir Ahmad University he said, has recently Engineering and funded by the El-Rufa’i, OFR, the Sarkin Kano, spent over N1 billion from the P e t r o l e u m T e c h n o l o g y Muhammadu Sanusi II, the Emir of Needs Assessment Intervention Development Fund – The Vice Zazzau, Alh. Shehu Idris, Alh. Funds for the procurement of Chancellor also mentioned several Aliko Dangote, the Chancellor, the laboratory equipment and facilities researches in the Departments of University Governing Council, to aid teaching and research.