The Kaduna State government has ordered the reopening of tertiary Institutions in the Southern part of the State which has been closed for some time due to insecurity.
The State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai said that the decision to reopen the tertiary institutions was due to the improvement of security.
Governor El-Rufai said they have also adopted a multi-campus structure for all its tertiary institutions, a decision that will assign at least an institution to every Local Government Area.
He was speaking when he received delegates from Southern Kaduna on a courtesy visit.
“We acknowledge that several persons invested their time, connection and resources in the cause of peace, I salute you for helping to uphold a common humanity for keeping the voice of reason alive.
“It is voices like yours that are helping to anchor peace, upsetting the designs of people who think that a relentless focus on ethnicity and religion is the best way to advance their personal agenda, we are determined not to allow anyone to profit from strife, thank you for your contributions to the steady advance of peace, the Governor stated.
He explained that the new policy of multi campus has already been approved by the State Executive Council.
The Governor noted that the purpose was to 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.
“The multi-campus structure will help to make the state’s tertiary institutions more inclusive and expand the range of courses that students can study by making most courses available in all campuses.
“Memo presented to the State Executive Council indicates that the government hopes that the various campuses spread across the state can over time evolve into fully-fledged universities in their own right. That is how the campuses of the University of California system and those of the University of London have evolved,” he added.
Members of the delegation which include Air Commodore E.K.Jekada and Bishop George Dodo, Catholic Bishop of Zaria, applauded the governor for reopening schools and for adopting the multi-campus structure.
Bishop Dodo said it was clear that government had good intentions but urged for more efforts at communicating achievements recorded so far to its citizens.
He pledged more support and cooperation with the government for peace and development in Southern Kaduna.
