Zulum Gifts N81 Million Equipment To UNIMAID Over Accreditation

The Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has gifted N81 million equipment to the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) Civil and Water Resources Engineering department.

The governor's support came after the department had failed accreditation due to the lack of some equipments. 

The equipment was presented to the university by the State's Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr Babagana Malumbe Mustapha. 

Mustapha said the governor approved the procurement of the equipments following the university's request. 

"This came as a result of request from the University to the Executive Governor of Borno state, when the department of civil and water resources engineering lost accreditation in the last accreditation excercise. 

"And I can remember what his Excellency said then, we cannot afford to be in government and a department in our own faculty will loose accreditation. 

"That's when he immediately directed the ministry to ensure that we procure the equipments."

While receiving the equipments, the Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Aliyu Shugaba expressed his joy and appreciation to the governor for his gesture. 

"On a very happy note that I stand here on behalf of the University of Maiduguri and faculty of engineering to receive these highly valued equipments, that are necessary for teaching and research in the whole faculty of engineering, not only civil engineering."

Shugaba further explained that after the university had failed the accreditation, Zulum called him via phone and asked: "Is it true that department of civil and water resources engineering was denied accreditation?

"I said yes. He said can we please meet?" 

He added that when he met the governor and explained the reason for the failure in the accreditation, Zulum promptly invited the commissioner to facilitate the procurement of the equipments.