- Yusuf Maitama Sule University has been officially renamed back to its original name, Northwest University, Kano
- Legit.ng recalls that in 2017, Governor Abba Yusuf’s predecessor, Abdullahi Ganduje, renamed the Northwest University after the late Yusuf Maitama Sule
- Abdullahi Ibrahim, the senior special assistant on digital media to Governor Yusuf, disclosed on Friday, November 29, that the name of the school has been reversed
Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering education.
Kano, Kano state – The Kano state executive council has officially renamed Yusuf Maitama Sule University back to its original name, Northwest University, Kano.
Abdullahi Ibrahim, the senior special assistant (SSA) on digital media to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, disclosed the update on Friday afternoon, November 29.
Photo credits: Abba Kabir Yusuf, Engr Umar Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
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Legit.ng recalls that in 2017, Yusuf’s predecessor, Abdullahi Ganduje, renamed the Northwest University after the late Yusuf Maitama Sule. Addressing journalists at the time, the then-commissioner for information, youths and culture, Muhammad Garba, disclosed that the resolution to rename the institution was reached at an extraordinary executive council meeting.
According to the Ganduje administration, the renaming was borne out of Sule’s ‘contributions to the development’ of Kano, the northern region, and Nigeria at large.
Legit.ng reports that the reversal of the Northwest University, Kano, to its original name, comes six months after Governor Yusuf signed a bill that overruled Ganduje’s Kano emirates creation. Yusuf also reinstated the 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, who was earlier deposed in March 2020. Emir Aminu Ado Bayero, who initially succeeded Sanusi, was removed.
In the same vein, the resolution of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) administration concerning the Northwest University, Kano, comes two months after Yusuf revoked Ganduje’s abolishment of the 5-year service elongation. The current Kano government’s decision forced 4,000 civil servants to retire.
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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf received a courtesy call from the national body of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), led by Joe Ajero.
During the meeting, the national body thanked Governor Yusuf and praised him for keeping his promise to implement the N71,000 minimum wage.
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Source: Legit.ng