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Bauchi Assembly adopts motion to name structure in state varsity after Prof. Bogoro

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Bauchi State House of Assembly during plenary 

By Akanji Alowolodu, Bauchi

Bauchi State House of Assembly has adopted a motion calling on the state government to name the Division of Agricultural Colleges or Senate Building of the Bauchi State University, Gadau  after Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro, Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). 

The adoption followed a motion moved by Tukur Ibrahim representing Toro/Jama’a Constituency who while leading debate on the motion, explained that he came up with the motion considering the achievements of Prof. Suleiman Bogoro as the Executive Secretary of TetFUND. 
According to him, Professor Bogoro has exemplify sterling Leadership qualities and integrity through his actions which have earned him and his team remarkable achievements.
Tukur Ibrahim added that institutions such as Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, Aminu Saleh College of Education Azare, Adamu Tafawa Balewa College of Education Kanagere, Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic Bauchi and Bauchi State University Gadau have all benefited immensely from TETFUND intervention projects courtesy of Professor Bogoro.
The Member also said that between 2016-2019 when Professor Bogoro was first appointed, over 10,000 academic staff from various higher institutions across the country were sponsored to undergo Masters and PhD programmes, equipped schools laboratories and built structures in 71 Federal and State Universities, 51 Federal and State Polytechnics and 61 Federal and State Colleges of education.
Tukur Ibrahim therefore opined that honour should be given to whom honour is due, hence the need to consider the naming of the Division of Agricultural Colleges or the Senate Building of the Bauchi State University Gadau to Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro Division of Agricultural Colleges or Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro Senate Building for his contribution to educational development of the State and the Nation as a whole. 
In his remarks, Speaker of the House, Abubakar Y Suleiman commended the Member for moving the important motion, saying that Professor Bogoro deserves the immortalization for his numerous contributions to the State and the Country at large.
However, Minority Leader, Bakoji Aliyu Bobbo observed that since the State Government has brought an Executive Bill to the House to rename the State University after late Sa’adu Zungur and the Bill is under consideration, there was no need of asking the State Government to name any building in the University after Prof Bogoro because that power to do such belongs to the Governing Council of the University.
He therefore suggested that the Senate of the University should be advised to name the said buildings after Professor Bogoro or the House should modify the motion to find other places to be named after the Professor. 
According to Aliyu Bobbo, the motion is in order and Professor Bogoro deserves the honour but to avoid confusion the motion should be modified.
Responding, Tukur Ibrahim clarified that he has contacted the Vice Chancellor of the University before coming up with the motion, maintaining that the motion should not be modified.
After debate on the motion for a while, the Speaker, Abubakar Y Suleiman suggested that since the University is under State Government, the House should advise the State Government to advise the State University to name the building after the Professor.
The House therefore unanimously adopted the motion as contained in a statement by Abdul Ahmad Burra, Spokesperson to the Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly. 

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