The Lamido of Adamawa, Dr Barkindo Mustafa, on Tuesday appealed to the Federal Government to convert the Moddibo Adama University of Technology (MAUTECH) to a conventional university.
Mustafa made the appeal while receiving President Muhammadu Buhari who paid him a courtesy visit in his palace in Yola.
The traditional ruler said that the scrapping of management and other conventional courses in the university had affected admission of indigenes interested in studying at the university.
He urged the President to consider the educationally advantaged status of the state and either re-visit the policy or convert the university to a conventional one.
Mustafa further said that the conversion of the university would lead to the upgrade of the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, to a teaching hospital in order to address the enormous medical challenges in the state.
The monarch also appealed to the Federal Government to re-visit the Chouchi Irrigation project which was abandoned by previous administrations given the importance of the dam in enhancing dry season farming.
Responding, Buhari promised to re-visit the Chouchi Irrigation project for the purpose of improving agricultural production.
He also assured the Lamido that he would look into other demands while urging the people of the state to live in peace with one another.
The President is in the state to attend the Anti-Corruption Summit and to also inaugurate some projects. (NAN)
