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Aisha Buhari to establish a university named after husband

Mrs Aisha Buhari, wife of the President, yesterday announced her plan to establish a private university to be known as  Muhammadu Buhari University.

Mrs. Buhari, speaking at a town hall meeting in Yola organized by her in collaboration with some natives of Adamawa State said the planned institution would be established in collaboration with partners from Sudan and Qatar.

But she did not reveal when or where it would be sited.

Aisha who lamented the challenges facing education and various sectors in the state, called for active support of the state indigenes in complementing government efforts.

She called for the

University lecturers used to manipulate 2019 polls – Jega

Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Muhammadu Jega, yesterday came down hard on university lecturers for allegedly conniving with politicians to undermine the integrity and outcome of this year’s general elections.He regretted that the dons facilitated the faulty recruitment process of the political class during the polls, thus betraying the confidence the electoral body reposed in them.Teachers of Bayero University Kano (BUK) had severally come under stern criticisms for their roles in the last governorship election in the state.

Jega, who spoke as chairman of the 15th yearly conference of the Fulbright Alumni Association of