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Professor Bogoro
By Akanji Alowolodu, Bauchi
Though an Acting Executive Secretary has been appointed for the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), the need for the outgoing Executive Secretary, Prof Suleiman Elias Bogoro to be reappointed for a second tenure has been stressed considering his tremendous achievements.
A gubernatorial aspirant under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi state, Muhammad Sani Al-ameen in a statement he made available to Journalists in Bauchi on Friday.
In the statement he titled “The important of reappointing Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro as an Executive Secretary TETfund”, he stared that, “The successes and achievements recorded at the TETFUND under Professor Bogoro are unprecedented and my perception is that such rare and exceptional personalities like him are needed in the current change Government to drive forward the Educational infrastructure especially at the tertiary level”.
He added that, “It is an unarguable discussion that TETFUND has been revived, reactivated and made very functional under Professor Bogoro who has brought a new lease of life to tertiary institutions across the length and breadth of Nigeria” .
Al-ameen further stated that, “His ingenuity and high records of academia, he has injected and brought new ideas and innovations that are of international Standard Which has so far increase the nation tertiary institutions to compete with their counterparts around the world”.
According to him, “He has established the titan of renowned academics under the leadership of Professor Gadzama which stepped up and were the reasons behind the world class infrastructural development in the nation tertiary institutions apart from producing a number of academics reforms to meet with the current world challenges”.
He also stated that the too many to mention interventions created in the areas of Educational Research have given an opportunity to all and sundry to spring up to the peak of academics without regards to the status and background of the researchers.
He has renewed and simplified methods of research development making an easy ride and easy accessible with emphasis on merits and performance.
Al-ameen stressed that, “Professor Bogoro through TETFUND has sponsored many results oriented and highly practical research by investing in the of training and retraining Academic Staff in Universities and other tertiary institutions of higher learning in Nigeria. Both local and foreign training got the necessary attention under his watch because of their importance in reviving dwindling Education Sector”.
It is important to note that, almost if not all the current infrastructures the Nigerian Universities and other tertiary institutions can boast of are few among too many to mention of Professor Bogoro legacies as an Executive Secretary of TETFUND”, he added.
He opined that, “These Infrastructural development ranges from Road networks, halls of high capacity and magnitude, construction and furnishing of new faculties, Departments ,Offices and laboratories to support local Research and innovations, libraries and many more”.
He stressed that Nigerian Universities and other tertiary institutions cannot afford to lose Professor Bogoro at this very critical situation as previous leadership has not given the Universities and other tertiary institutions the require training and retraining to meet up with the demand of the 21st century.
In his opinion, The celebrations that followed his reinstatement spoke in high volume his capacity and magnitude to oversee the activities of TETFUND without prejudice.
The Federal Government should instead rally round the successes and achievements of Professor Bogoro especially now that his services are needed most to drive the tertiary institutions to compete with their contemporaries at the international level in terms of Research and Development.
The development and infrastructure visible to all at ATBU Bauchi, ATAP Bauchi , Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, Aminu Saleh College of Education, Azare and to many that pages of newspapers cannot contain are the reasons why as Bauchi people cannot afford to loose too early a begotten and worthy son of the soil like Professor Bogoro.
The Federal Government according to him, should consider reappointing Professor Bogoro a demand of the Progressives rather than the need of the few as a man of substance that has brought tremendous developments and relief to our tartiary institutions.
Al-ameen stated that, “As a concern citizen from Bauchi State, the following are the reasons that flipped my mind to write you this open letter to serve as a guide that it will change your mind towards taking a decision on National interest to reappoint Professor Bogoro to continue revamping our Education Sector in the interest of building strong institutions for the future generations”.
According to him, “The likes of Professor Bogoro are the few products left in the nation Education Sector that with and without been marketed they can fuse into all assignments and can deliver the best results whenever they are saddle with responsibilities. I am confident Mr President the reasons given are justifiable and can prevail on you going through my submission.
He concluded that, “Your Excellency Sir, You may recall that Professor Bogoro was once replaced by one Dr. AB Baffa who failed woefully to deliver on the core mandates why TETFUND was established hence the only viable option was to reinstate Prof Bogoro who has changed the narratives”.
