Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has urged the Yobe State University governing council to seek additional funding from agencies such as TETfund and development partners.
Buni conveyed this message through his media aide, Mamman Mohammed, on Saturday during a courtesy visit by the governing council to the Government House in Damaturu.
“Other tertiary institutions are benefitting from these agencies. You should also take this advantage and scout for additional funds for the university,” he advised.
The governor assured the state university of additional funding from the state and local governments to meet current economic challenges.
“The future of the state and our people rely on the university to produce the manpower needed for good governance and quality services to the State, ” he said.
The council chairman, Barrister Ahmed Mustapha Goniri, said the funds allocated to the university have become unrealistic with the increasing inflation rate.
“More funding is required to meet the needs of the University for it to excel as a centre of academic excellence, ” the council chairman said.
