President Muhammadu Buhari assisted by Commandant Nigerian Defence Academy Maj. Gen. MT Ibrahim as the President conferred upon Malam Yusuf Maitama Sule Honorary Doctor of Letters during the NDA convocation in Kaduna on 12th Sept 2015The Governor of Kano State, Mr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and the State Executive Council, have approved the renaming of Northwest University Kano to Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano, said a statement by Salihu Tanko Yakasai, the Director General Media and Communications to Government of Kano state.
The decision was unanimously agreed by the Executive Council during an extraordinary meeting of the council late last night to immortalize Late Danmasanin Kano Alhaji Dr Yusuf Maitama Sule due to his immense contributions to the development of Kano, Arewa and Nigeria at large, he said.
The Council also approved the renaming of Dawaki Road where the residence of Late Danmasanin Kano is located to Yusuf Maitama Sule Road while the current Yusuf Maitama Sule link Road has been renamed Jafaru Dan Mallam Link Road.
The decision was reached after an extensive deliberation at the extraordinary council, and taking into account people’s calls from within and outaide Kano, for the state government to honour late Danmasanin Kano since his demise.
He said the Governor Ganduje administration is “determined to honour sons and daughters of Kano who have sacrificed their lives to the development of the state”.