Mr. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has called on the Alumni Association of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria to restore the past glory of university.
Mustapha made the call on Friday in Abuja when members of the executive of the association, led by its National President, Prof. Ahmed Mora, paid him a courtesy visit.
The SGF said the idea was to ensure that the spirit of brotherhood and benefits enjoyed in the early days of the institution were rekindled.
“It is the alumni that can rekindle the past glory of the university where students were seen as one, irrespective of religion and ethnicity.
“ABU was a mini Nigeria during our time, because there was mutual respect for one another and at that time, we learnt to be our brother’s keepers without considerations to ethnic and religious background.
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“The restoration of the past glory of the university can be achieved with the support of members of the association, at state and national level,” he said.
He commended members of the executive for their commitment and successes recorded since their inauguration, adding that their efforts would no doubt bring back the ideologies of the founding fathers of the association.
The SGF pledged continued support for the association to ensure effective and efficient service delivery to the students of the university.
Earlier, Mora said the visit was to commend the SGF for attending the association’s 2018 Annual General Assembly Lecture held in September 2018 in Zaria.
He said that the support of the SGF in the activities of the association had facilitated the execution of some projects of the association.
According to him, the association will continue to open its doors to ensure that the university benefit from its worthy and distinguished alumni.
Mora said his administration had recorded tremendous achievements in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
He identified the planning and financing of a workshop for key officers of the university, the hosting of annual lecture and dinner andthe inauguration of international branches as major achievements of the association.
The association’s president solicited the support of the SGF in its plan for the executives to embark on study tour of the operations of alumni in the U.S. (NAN)
