Vice-Chancellor of Bayero University, Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, mni, MFR has
attributed the peaceful academic activities enjoyed by the university in recent times to the
cooperation, understanding and...
sacrifices made by the university’s Student Union Government.
Professor Rasheed was represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration),
Professor Sadiq Isah Radda at an occasion to celebrate the incoming and the out-going SUG
executives which took place at the Senate Chamber on Thursday, 26th March, 2015.
He said there was no doubt SUG executives both in the past and present have contributed
tremendously towards achieving the current peaceful atmosphere the university had been
enjoying through the sacrifices they have made, adding ‘that explains the reasons why the
university management does not and will not treat with kid gloves all issues affecting the
welfare of students.’
The Vice-Chancellor stated that based on the submission from the office of the Dean, Student
Affairs which chronicled the activities of the outgoing exco, ‘I have no option but to
commend the leadership for their prudence, accountability and the fear of God in all their
conducts.’
To the incoming executive, Professor Rasheed urged them to take a cue from their predecessors
and even surpass them, adding that ‘you lose nothing by making sacrifices. History will
definitely be kind to you if you do all you can to make unionism model for others to copy,’ he
counseled.
He said the involvement of SUG representatives in various committees to deal with issues
affecting students’ welfare was done with sincerity and in order to take students along such
that whatever decisions are taken, palatable or otherwise students are part and parcel of it. This
would guard against any suspicion.
Earlier, in his address, the Dean, Students Affairs, Professor Isma’il Mohammed Zango
had told the Vice-Chancellor that the send forth occasion was the second, the first which he said
was held last year for the 2012/2013 SUG executives and today’s was for the 2013/2014
session. He said the event was to herald the coming in of the new SUG executives and bid
farewell to the outgoing ones.
He said part of the reasons why the last executive’s tenure was successful was because
they were trained on accountability and other good management strategies and promised that
the incoming executives would also be trained. Professor Zango disclosed that to prove that the
Vice-Chancellor cared much for the welfare of 3 students, he graciously approved the release of four additional buses to add to shuttle buses from old campus to new campus. He also stated
that the VC allocated a new bus to SUG but not for personal or private use but to also add to
shuttle under the care of SUG.
He thanked the VC for all his support to the Division which he said centred on their welfare.
Speaking on behalf of the SUG, the President of the outgoing executive, Comrade Abdullahi Liman took time to x-ray some of their modest achievement which he said would not have been
possible without the support of the students and BUK management.
He urged the new leadership to see themselves as ambassadors of the students and always resort
to dialogue in resolving any dispute with the
school authority.
Highlights of the occasion include presentation of gifts and certificates to the outgoing
executives as well as the presentation of a plaque to the Vice-Chancellor by the SUG.
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