President Bola Tinubu on Monday renamed the Federal University of Education in Kano to Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education.
Grassroots Parrot reports that the President made the gesture in honour of the late statesman and diplomat, Maitama Sule.
Yusuf Maitama Sule, who was born in 1929 and died in 2017, contributed significantly to Nigeria’s socio-political development throughout his illustrious career.
He served as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, where he was Chairman of the UN Special Committee Against Apartheid.
He also served as Chief Whip of the Federal House of Representatives (1954–1959), Leader of Nigeria’s Delegation to the Conference of Independent States (1960), First Federal Commissioner of Public Complaints (1976), and Minister of Mines and Power.
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In a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the President believes that immortalising Sule’s legacy will inspire younger generations to uphold integrity, patriotism, character, and nationalism.
The statement is titled ‘President Tinubu approves renaming of Federal University of Education Kano to Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education.’
The statement added, “The Federal University of Education, Kano, which the Kano State Government initially owned, is one of seven specialised universities of education under the Federal Government.
“As a federal university of education, it will continue to play a pivotal role in training teachers, further strengthening Nigeria’s education sector.”
Grassroots Parrot recalled that the Kano State Executive Council had in November 2024 approved the reversion of Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano to its former name, Northwest University Kano.
The former administration of Abdullahi Ganduje renamed the Northwest University to Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano after the demise of the elder statesman.
But the state government, in a statement then, said the decision to revert to the institution to its original name was taken based on the original purpose for which the university was established in 2012.
It, however, approved the naming of a new higher institution in Ghari Local Government as Yusuf Maitama Sule College of Education and Advanced Studies, Ghari.