Nigerian Governor slams British Government for Nigeria’s faulty foundation Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje at the weekend attrib...
Nigerian Governor slams British Government for Nigeria’s faulty foundation
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje at the weekend
attributed the challenges facing the nation to the faulty foundation laid by
the colonial masters.
Speaking as a guest speaker at the launching of the
N250million Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje Lecture Theatre and Award, at the University
of Ibadan (UI), Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, the governor lamented that the
faulty foundation laid by the colonial masters was done to actualise their
personal interests, instead of Nigeria’s development.
Ganduje, who received the Most Distinguished Alumni Award of
the university, said the colonial rule divided Nigeria into North and South
without concern for the peculiarities of the two regions.
He said the division was without concern for the difference
in land tenure systems, local government administration, education and judicial
systems.
The governor noted that Nigeria’s challenges should be a
matter of concern to its citizenry, adding that there was need to reflect on
the journey so far so as to leave better legacy for future.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Kayode Adebowale, said decaying
infrastructure was one of the major challenges facing the institution.
He hailed Ganduje for donating the theatre hall, which,
according to him, would aide students’ learning.
Adebowale, on behalf of the Governing Council, workers and
management of the institution, thanked the governor for his gesture.
Dignitaries at the event included the Emir of Kano, Alhaji
Aminu Ado-Bayero, Sen. Gbenga Kaka, UI Alumni President Prof. Elsie Adewoye, politicians,
families and friends, among others.
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