Former Head of Nigerian Interim National Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan on Monday, expressed surprise with the developmental projects he saw in Kano after he commissioned the Bandirawo City which of the three new cities established by the Kwankwaso administration.
At the multi-billion Naira second Kano state owned university, the North West University had to ask Gov. Kwankwaso “where did you get the money to do these projects?”
He said “I just commissioned the Bandirawo city and I was made to understand that two others that are even bigger, Kwankwasiyya and Amana cities have also been commissioned by Gen. Gowon and Gen. Danjuma with over N45billion being spent: I have seen the flyover on our way here and I am impressed with quality of work and this world-class university has forced me ask where do get the money, especially when you said your government has not a Kobo from anywhere.”
He said he was surprised that such projects could be finance solely by a state government alone, he then challenged Gov. Kwankwaso to persuade his colleagues to embark on such projects which of direct benefit to the people.
He appealed to Kwankwaso to as a matter of urgency and for the rapid development of the nation to invite all the 35 state governors to Kano for them to see how he used the state revenue in building the state accurately, maintaining that” Governor Kwankwaso has done a marvelous projects in the state”.
Shonekan called on other governors in the federation to emulate Governor Kwankwaso over resource management and provision of people oriented projects, adding that the governor has really change the face of the state to a modern city comparable to any city in the world.
He added that “I use to come to Kano state frequently for 10 years when I was a young man as the chairman of UAC, I never miss the Kano Durbar, but I have seen a great changes in the state now, please keep on”
On the university, the Head former Interim National Government said that “this is a pleasant surprise to me when I saw it, because it looks like the famous business school in America.
Turning to the management of the university, Chief Shonekan said, “Pro chancellor and vice chancellor you have a lot of work to do, this is a university that is totally different from the universities I know, the difference is quite clear and you should maintain it, it needs hard work and I want to see more of it,” Shonikan challenged.
The former Head Interim National Government charged the university management and students to protect all the facilities in the institution so that in the coming decades the beauty of the place would be maintained.
Earlier, Pro Chencellor of the university, Malam Sule Yahya Hamma had told Chief Shonekan that the the North West University is fasted growing in the country. He explained that within the three years of its establishment it now has seven Colleges with six faculties, over 4000 students 45 percent of of which is female which is exceptional in other universities in Nigeria.
