Fed varsity Dutsin-ma names clinic after Prof. Gwarzo, President of MAAUN — VC
The Federal University, Dutsin-ma (FUDMA), Katsina State, has named its clinic after Prof. Abubakar Gwarzo, the Founder and President of Maryam Abacha American University of Niger (MAAUN).
The Vice Chancellor (VC) of FUDMA, Prof. Hamisu Bichi, disclosed this on Monday, at the official opening of the clinic at the university’s permanent site in Dutsin-ma.
He said the decision to name the clinic after Gwarzo followed the approval of the FUDMA Governing Council for his tremendous support and magnanimity to the university.
“Besides the Federal and Katsina State governments, no one has supported or assisted the university like Prof. Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, since its establishment.
“Prof. Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo is a young man, so humble and God-fearing, who uses his wealth for the social and economic development of mankind, and for the support of people with low income,” he said.
The VC, appreciated Gwarzo for his numerous assistance to FUDMA, said the university got a luxury bus worth millions of naira for the use of students, in addition to furniture, UNESCO books and an ambulance.
He prayed God to continue to uplift his status and family, as well as to give him the strength to continue to empower the youth, through the provision of quality and sound education.
In his remarks, Gwarzo thanked the university management for naming the facility after him, pledging to further assist FUDMA secure international accreditation to enable it compete favourably with other universities across the globe.
Gwarzo also promised to assist the university to be registered with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
In addition, he announced the granting of automatic scholarships for all the staff of the Department of French in the university, to study for their doctoral degrees at MAAUN, Niger Republic.