VC says arrangements has been concluded for MAU to operate as conventional university

The vice chancellor of Modibbo Adama University, professor Abdullahi Liman Tukur has disclosed that the management of the institution has concluded arrangements to convert to a conventional university.

He noted that the university is 100% ready to take up its new status as more management courses are already underway while hostel accommodation has been provided for more students.

” We are 100% ready to face the new conventional status as more management courses would be introduced soon while 28% of our students are housed in our hostel facilities,” Tukur said.

The vice chancellor said the law establishing the university has never prevented them from running conventional courses noting that such made the conversion process an easy sail.

Tukur stated that a committee that will ensure smooth conversion of the university has been put in place and is working to ensure a hitch free process.

He maintained that the committee headed by the Deputy Vice chancellor Academic is taking cognisance of both the long and medium term plans.

On the issue of establishing a medical college, Tukur said resources are already on ground for the smooth take off with over five (5) hectares of land earmarked for the complex.

He reiterated that already contractors will mobilise to site for the construction of administrative block, 2 lecture theatres and laboratories for the new college.

According to Tukur, long before now the university has applied for approval to run a medical college and applied courses under the former vice chancellor Professor Abdullahi Ribadu’s administration but lack of policy backing the move was not completed then.

Commenting on interventions to the university, Tukur expressed gratitude to TETFUND saying MAU has accessed it’s 2018, 2019 and 2020 grants.

He said with the new development,they have written to TETFUND for more intervention in other areas of need and expressing optimism that their requests will be granted.

The Vice chancellor appealed to the public to exercise patience with the institution noting that it will take the university some time to turn things around.

The law establishing the university was recently repealed to allow the university convert from a technology based to conventional institution.