Abdullahi Sule, governor of Nasarawa State, has promised to establish a full-fledged engineering university before the end of his tenure.
The governor made the promise during the matriculation of pioneer engineering students at Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK) in Gudi, his country home.
He stated that transforming the engineering faculty into a full-fledged university would be a dream come true for him.
He stated that his administration is working to ensure the establishment of three new engineering departments under the faculty, namely agricultural engineering, mining engineering, and petroleum engineering, in order to achieve the lofty goal.
“My ultimate dream is to come as a visiting lecturer, a retired governor to this same university now no longer a faculty of engineering but a university of engineering in Nasarawa State,” he stated.
He noted that he wished to use his vast engineering experience to contribute to the growth and development of the profession in Nasarawa State.
“When I was growing up all I wanted to do was to be an engineer. After acquiring all the experiences that I have had, I wanted one day to come and contribute the little I know about engineering in Nasarawa State. I have no idea that one day there is going to be a faculty of engineering in Gudi,” Governor Sule said.
He thanked his immediate predecessor, Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, for donating the structure to NSUK, and Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro, former executive secretary of the TETFUND, for approving the high-impact project that saw the construction of workshops at the faculty of engineering.
Governor Sule identified engineers as problem solvers and innovators during his inaugural lecture, "Engineering: The Future for Sustainable Infrastructural Development," with engineering being a course that deals with creating practical solutions.
He emphasized the importance of engineering in ensuring positive changes, innovations, and inventions that have made life better and more comfortable for humanity.
