- Governor Nair El-Rufai says the institutions should be re-opened since the state now enjoys a form of security
- El-Rufai says the state will now commence a multi-campus system to expand access to education
- He thanks elders in Southern Kaduna for helping to quell the violence that rocked the area months ago
About nine months after tertiary institutions in the southern part of Kaduna were shut down because of tension and heightened insecurity, Governor Nasir El-Rufai has ordered their reopening.
El-Rufai ordered the institutions reopened saying his government would continue to ensure security of lives and properties in the state.
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Some of the schools shut in December following violence in the area include the College of Education, Gidan Waya, the Kafanchan campus of the Kaduna State University (KASU), and school of Nursing and Midwifery, Kafanchan.
Daily Trust reports that speaking with some elders from Southern Kaduna in his office, the governor confirmed that the state currently has improved security.
He also said his administration was focusing on a multi-campus system to further develop local governments in the state and expand access to higher education, make accreditation of courses more cost-effective and respond concretely to the desire by several communities to host tertiary institutions.
He said a memo presented to the executive council of the state indicates that the government hopes that the various campuses spread across the state can over time evolve into fully-fledged universities on their own.
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“That is how the campuses of the University of California system and those of the University of London have evolved,” he said while thanking the elders including Air Commodore Emmanuel Jekada (Rtd) and Bishop George Dodo of the Catholic Church, Zaria, for helping to restore peace in the area.
NAIJ.com had earlier reported how for months following a clash between herdsmen and natives.
It also reported that the Fulanis in Southern Kaduna said 54 of their members from various hamlets were killed in the recent attacks in some communities in Kajuru Local Government Area.
The herdsmen claimed 15 others were unaccounted for.
It was gathered that that this was revealed by the Assistant National Secretary of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Ibrahim Abdullahi, at a press conference in Kaduna on Saturday July 22.
Watch this video of the impact of the clash in southern Kaduna:
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Wednesday 6 September 2017