Accolades as Bauchi State University commissions TETFund-sponsored central library complex
25 January 2025 |
3:07 am
About a year ago, Bauchi State University, Gadau, joined the rest of beneficiary public tertiary institutions across Nigeria, to enjoy the assistance offered by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).
About a year ago, Bauchi State University, Gadau, joined the rest of beneficiary public tertiary institutions across Nigeria, to enjoy the assistance offered by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). It was a TETFund-sponsored Central Library Complex, and the Executive Secretary of the Fund, Arc. Sonny Echono, was represented at the ceremony.
The commissioning of the project was part of the activities lined up for the maiden combined convocation ceremony of the institution in December 2023.The Executive Secretary expressed delight that the Central Library Complex, which was being commissioned, was a project approved under the years, 2017 to 2019 (Merged) Annual Intervention of the Fund at a total cost of N1,025,000,000.00, inclusive of construction, furnishing, equipping, external works and consultancy.
According to him, it was gratifying to note that the project was successfully completed and handed over to the university after the construction that lasted approximately two to three years.
For the TETFund boss, “the doggedness and focus of the university management in the face of various debilitating circumstances we have faced collectively as a nation is worth noting and commending as we now see the project ready for formal inauguration and commencement of usage. We are delighted therefore to witness this ceremony for the unveiling and commissioning of the edifice.” He expressed hope that the library would serve the desired purpose, which is to enhance learning and boost the knowledge base of both students and lecturers.
“We are quite confident that this edifice will be a resource powerhouse for stocking current publications and periodicals for knowledge acquisition and will be a strong resource base for carrying out diverse research endeavours. We are also optimistic that this edifice will be a reference monument in Northern Nigeria as a credible base for the acquisition and enrichment of knowledge,” he said.
Echono informed the guests that Bauchi State University, Gadau, became a beneficiary of TETFund interventions from the year 2012, when it was enlisted as a beneficiary of the Fund’s interventions, and has since then enjoyed robust support from the Fund in its quest to establish itself as an outstanding scholar training institution in the North-East Geo-Political Zone of the country.
“From year 2012 till date (December 2023), TETFund has allocated the sum of N17,336,446,369.32 for infrastructure-related interventions only, cutting across the Annual, Special, Special High Impact and Zonal interventions, among others.
“With about 97 per cent funds already accessed, we note with delight that these funds are being deployed judiciously in the provision of requisite facilities, which are obviously seen in various locations on the campus here. No doubt, projects undertaken with these funds have remarkably impacted on the mandate of the university in facilitating teaching, learning, research and community service.
Earlier at the beginning of his presentation, Echono congratulated the Governing Council, the Vice Chancellor, and Members of the University Senate and management for surmounting the various hurdles towards achieving the great feat in the school. He said: “It is indeed an honour to be invited to the commissioning of this magnificent TETFund-sponsored Central Library Complex, which is to also mark the memorable occasion of the university’s maiden combined convocation ceremony.
“I specially congratulate the Governing Council, the Vice Chancellor, and Members of the University Senate and Management for surmounting the various hurdles towards achieving this feat. It is indeed a giant step forward in the history of the university, and we at TETFund are delighted to be associated with this achievement.
“I equally salute the Visitor, the Executive Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, who has given unflinching support to the progress of the university in the fulfillment of its mandate.”
The Executive Secretary did not leave the school without assuring the management, staff and students of the Fund’s continued support in ensuring that the institution achieves its desired goals in boosting human capacity.
“Let me assure you that the Fund will continually ensure that our interventions are sustained and improved upon as much as possible to enable our institutions undertake impactful projects that will make them become globally competitive and situate them in enviable positions among their peers nationally and globally.
“We shall continually engage with our beneficiary institutions towards ensuring the delivery of impactful intervention programmes with the funds accruable for our yearly interventions,” he noted. Highlighting the numerous challenges and hurdles faced in completing such projects, he called for proper use of the facility in order to serve the public better.
“Ladies and gentlemen, it is not always a smooth ride completing edifices of this nature, especially in our environment where the volatility rate is so high, and projects are being impacted negatively and struggling to be completed.
“Consequently, I urge the university management and users of this facility to jealously protect it and ensure that any sign(s) of structural dilapidations are addressed promptly to preserve its integrity and serve other generations coming behind.
“We are pleased to be associated with your success story and do enjoin the university to keep the flag flying,” he said.
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