The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, said on Saturday that arrangement has been concluded by the Sultanate Council to establish a female university in the state.
He spoke at the launch of three books authored by Dr Sa’adiya Bello, the Director of the Centre for Hausa Studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. The books focused on the works of women scholars of the caliphate.
The sultan said that the university would train young Islamic women in the area of medicine and other fields of study. This, he added, would also take care of the health care needs of women in the state and the country at large.
He also pledged that the sultanate would continue to initiate programmes aimed at supporting women to achieve their objectives.
Abubakar said the books on Nana Asmau would go a long way in encouraging women to actively participate in women education.
“ Educating a woman is just like educating the nation. Very soon, a blue print of the proposed university would be made public,’’ he said. The sultan also pledged the determination of the sultanate to encourage young girls to acquire western and religious education.
Gov. Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State had commended the efforts of the author for working hard toward the successful launch of the books.
He said that the books would go a long way in promoting good governance. Wamakko, who was represented by the Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Alhaji Tukur Alkali, said government would continue to encourage girl-child education in the state.
The wife of the vice president, Hajiya Amina Sambo, called on northern state governors, local government chairmen as well as individuals to purchase the books for use in public schools.
She commended the author for contributing her quota toward the development of education in the country. Sambo also called for the full participation of women in nation building.
Over N20 million was realised at the event, with the Sokoto State Government purchasing some copies of the books for N5 million.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, donated N2 million while the Zamfara Government donated N1 million.
I can clearly see that northerns are natural sick people, in general !
ReplyDeleteWho's problem is this, infact, is this a news. If them like make dem establish only cow university.....who cares.
ReplyDeleteOf what importance will the female only University be? Hope ALL lecturers and non-academic staff would be females? Up sharia in action.
ReplyDeleteCould you please go ahead If you think that will Address the problems of girl child Education in the North. We all need to be educated more and more....
ReplyDeletePls make them no forget fulani-herds men university too. Foooooooooooooooooooooooools!
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