Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajuddeen Abbas Tajudeen, has secured five billion Naira Federal Government intervention projects for Ahmadu Bello University.
The Council Chairman, Zaria Local Government, Jameel Ahmad Muhammad, stated this during a courtesy visit to the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kabiru Bala.
He revealed that the Speaker had secured many interventions projects executed at Kongo Campus, ranging from installation of solar mini grid, to the rehabilitation of the Kongo sports complex, saying the gesture has now been extended to the Samaru campus.
Ahmad Muhammad noted that the Speaker would build a new building for the Faculty of Social Sciences and others based on the recommendation of the University, adding that plans are underway to facilitate the renovation of other facilities at the Kongo Campus.
Responding, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kabiru Bala, who commended the Speaker for the interventions, explained that the Faculty of Social Sciences was not part of the ABU master plan, as it was a breakaway from the then Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences due to development of new trends.
He called on the contractors, Laralec Ultimate Limited not to compromise on quality, as the University would rather not have the projects in the first place if standards would be compromsed.
While urging the contractors to focus on the functionality rather than aesthetic of the buildings, the VC thanked the Speaker and Chairman for the gesture.