By Suleiman Anyalewechi
Foremost Nigerian Industrialist, Aliko Dangote, has promised to institute measures to ensure a sustainable solution to the challenges facing the Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil Kano state.
He assured that plans have been concluded to construct three additional student hostel blocks ,as well as a befitting Senate Building for the Institution.
The President of the Dangote Group, made this known when the Management of the University paid him a thank-you visit at the Dangote Corporate Office in Lagos .
A statement issued on Thursday, July 11, 2024 by the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Musa Tukur Yakassai, noted that the visit was to thank Dangote who is the Chancellor of the institution for his recent intervention in resolving the crisis from a backlog of unpaid electricity bill.
The Source reports that the acclaimed richest man in Africa had late last week shelled out the sum of N100 million for the payment of the University’s huge electricity bill.
The payment led to the restoration of power to the institution, which was about three weeks ago cut off from the power grid by Kano Electricity Distribution Company KEDCO owing to huge debts.
“The visit became imperative in order to show appreciation to the Chancellor for his intervention in paying the sum of N100 million upfront as part of KEDCO Electricity bill.
“The payment was made through the Aliko Dangote Foundation, which facilitated the immediate reconnection of the University to electricity supply.
“Furthermore, the courtesy call served as an opportunity to introduce the new Management Team of the University that assumed office in 2023.
“The Management, on behalf of the Kano State Government, the entire University Community and the good people of Kano highly appreciate the Chancellor ,Alhaji Dr Aliko Dangote GCON ,the president of the Dangote Group for this land mark intervention .
“We sincerely pray to Allah to reward the Chancellor most abundantly,” Prof Yakassai stated .
According to the Vice Chancellor, Dangote also promised to facilitate the University’s planned 5th Convocation ceremony expected to hold soon.
The philanthropist ,offered to provide official vehicles for all the Principal Officers of the University to aid them in the performance of their duties .
Similarly ,Dangote assured the Institution of assistance in upscaling its Water treatment plant to ensure adequate water supply.
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