President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned a new Transport University in Katsina State.
The university is said to be the first of its kind in Africa and it is located in Daura, the hometown of President Buhari.
Speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony of the university in Daura on Monday, Buhari said the school will enhance employment opportunities and supplement the transport sector’s ”dire need of new thinking, skills and investment”.
Buhari noted his consent to the university ”is to encourage the development of indigenous capacity which is part of his commitments to Nigerians”.
“The project is part of the ongoing effort of the federal government towards promotion and development of indigenous capacity through technology acquisition and knowledge transfer to effectively maintain and operate numerous railway infrastructure,’’ he said.
“When established, the university would among other things pave way for (the) domestication of railway engineering and general transportation sciences in Nigeria thereby bridging the technology and skill gap in the railway and ultimately transportation sector.”
He also noted that the university is an investment of the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) ”with the support of the federal government with guidelines to ensure domestication that will support local infrastructure.”
President Buhari performs Ground Breaking Ceremony of the University of Transportation in Daura and commissions road by Katsina State Government on 2nd Dec 2019
UTDaura 2: President Buhari with L-R: Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Katsina State Governor Aminu Bello Masari, Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, Ambassador of China to Nigeria Dr Zhou Pingjian and MD CCECC Nig. Ltd. Mr Jiang Yigao shortly after performing Ground Breaking Ceremony of the University of Transportation in Daura on 2nd Dec 2019
Katsina Road 2: President Buhari with Katsina State Governor Aminu Bello Masari, Katsina State Deputy Governor Alh. Manir Yakubu and other dignitaries at the commissioning of Randa Doguru-Gallu Kwanar-Gwanti-Shargalle road built by Katsina State Government on 2nd Dec 2019
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