The Governor of Katsina State, Dr Dikko Umar Radda has said that Northerns must be proud of Premier University of Northern Nigeria, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.
He made the disclosure when he received the Vice Chancellor of University, Professor Adamu Ahmed Ningi on courtesy at the State's Government house on Friday.
This is contained in a statement by the Institution spokesman, Mallam Auwal Umar which was made available to Journalists in on Friday.
The statement read in part "I want commend Ahmadu Bello University for maintaining the standards for which it is known for since its establishment in 1962.
"Radda said the glory of its founding father, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto and Premier of the defunct Northern Region, was still trailing the university.
"The governor also said the university was still among the leading institutions in Nigeria and beyond because it was established with a sincere intention.
"As a distinguished alumnus of the university he stressed that any northerner, no matter where he or she came from, must be proud of the northern premier institution.
"The glory of the university is ever there; we are always proud to say we are the products of Ahmadu Bello University", he said.
"According to him, the history of Katsina State could not be complete without the mention of ABU given its great contributions to the development of the state.
"He recalled former Katsina Governor Umaru Musa 'Yar'Adua's love for education, stressing that 'Yar'Adua's passion for education made him to significantly contribute to the establishment of ABU SBRS in Funtua.
"While sincerely thanking the Vice-Chancellor and members of his team for the visit, Governor Radda pledged to attend the forthcoming 45th convocation of the university if time permitted.
"Earlier in his remarks, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Adamu Ahmed, told the governor that he led the high level delegation from the university to condole with him and the good people of Katsina State over the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
"The Vice-Chancellor also commiserated with the governor personally over the unfortunate road accident he recently suffered in the course of official duty.
"Prof Ahmed pointed out that the news of the governor's recovery brought relief and excitement to ABU staff and students who remained proud of his resilience and devotion to duty.
"The Vice-Chancellor expressed gratitude to the governor for granting them audience despite his very tight schedule.
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