The Kano State Executive Council has approved the renaming of Northwest University Kano to Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano.
This is contained in a statement Thursday
morning by Tanko Yakasai, Kano State Director General, Media and Communications, and made available to DAILY POST.
It noted that the decision was unanimously
agreed by the Executive Council during an
extraordinary meeting of the council
Wednesday night "to immortalize Late
Danmasanin Kano Alhaji Dr Yusuf Maitama
Sule due to his immense contributions to the
development of Kano, Arewa and Nigeria at
large".
"The Council also approved the renaming of
Dawaki Road where the residence of Late
Danmasanin Kano is located to Yusuf Maitama Sule Road while the current Yusuf Maitama Sule link Road has been renamed Jafaru Dan Mallam Link Road.
"The decision was reached after an extensive
deliberation at the extraordinary council, and
taking into account people's calls from within
and outaide Kano, for the state government to
honour late Danmasanin Kano since his demise.
"Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje's
administration is determined to honour sons
and daughters of Kano who have sacrificed
their lives to the development of the state".
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