Kano varsity names Law School building after Remi Tinubu

The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu on Monday inaugurated the School of Law Building named after her by Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria, Kano.

Oluremi expressed satisfaction with the facilities put in place and thanked the founder of the University, Prof. Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo for naming the school building after her.

She commended the Founder and Chairman Governing Council of MAAUN, Gwarzo for his contribution towards uplifting the standard of education in Nigeria and beyond.

“I am delighted for being honoured at this occasion and I am not taking it for granted as I will continue to support the youth because education is the key to freedom,” she said.

Mrs Tinubu announced a N50m endowment fund for the best graduating students in law in the university.

In his remark, Gwarzo said MAAUN vision “is to be a world class university renowned in teaching, research and service for global mankind.”

After inaugurating the edifice, the First Lady was conducted round the School of Law and the Murtala Ramat Mohammed library.

Mrs Tinubu was accompanied by the former First Lady, Hajia Maryam Sani Abacha, Minister of State, FCT, Dr. Mariya Bunkure, former Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Poline Tallen and wife of the Secretary to Government of the Federation, Mrs George Akume.

Other personalities that accompanied the First Lady were 17 state governors’ wives, including Niger, Borno, Ekiti, Ebonyi, Ogun, Nasarawa, Gombe, Plateau and Jigawa.

The rest were the wives of governors of Katsina, Taraba, Adamawa, Kogi, Akwa Ibom, Edo, Lagos and the host state, Kano.

The First Lady recalled that she did her one year mandatory National Youth Service in Kano State where she stayed at the popular Sabon Gari area in the ancient city.