Beatrice Gondyi Bauchi
The member representing Bauchi Federal Constituency in the National House of Representatives, Hon. Aliyu Aminu Garu, has donated solar-powered streetlights to the female hostel at the Yuli Campus of Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU), Bauchi, in a move aimed at enhancing security and improving learning conditions for students.
The solar streetlights, installed around the newly constructed female hostel, are expected to improve visibility at night and provide a safer environment for students, while also complementing ongoing efforts by the Bauchi State Government to strengthen educational infrastructure across the university.
Receiving the donation on behalf of the university, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Fatimah Tahir, described the gesture as a timely and valuable contribution that aligns with government investments in education. She noted that the intervention would significantly add value to both students and the wider university community.
“This is a tremendous achievement,” Professor Tahir said, stressing that the provision of solar-powered streetlights would help create an enabling and conducive environment for teaching and learning.
The Vice-Chancellor, who was represented at the event by the Director of Entrepreneurship Development, Dr. Salisu Ibrahim Waziri, explained that the solar-powered lights would serve as an alternative power source, complementing the university’s existing 500KVA generator provided by the management.
Professor Tahir further lauded Hon. Garu as an “icon of development,” emphasizing that investment in education translates directly into overall societal development. She explained that the female hostel at the Yuli Campus, recently constructed by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), was selected as the project site due to its importance and strategic value to the university.
While appreciating the lawmaker’s donation, the Vice-Chancellor called on other politicians, philanthropists, and well-meaning members of the public to emulate the gesture in supporting educational development.
She also expressed gratitude to the Visitor to the University and Executive Governor of Bauchi State, His Excellency Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, CON, for his sustained investment in the institution, noting that such support has greatly enhanced the overall condition and growth of Sa’adu Zungur University.
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