One year after bandits attacked Greenfield University and kidnapped scores of its students, killing five of them in captivity, the school has appointed the Emir of Zazzau, Amb. Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, as its pioneer Chancellor.
The appointment was part of the University’s preparation for its maiden graduation ceremony next year, according to its management, who was led by the Founder and Pro-Chancellor, Engr. Simon Ifediora Nwakacha, to present the appointment letter to the Emir at his Palace in Zaria on Thursday.
Receiving the appointment, Emir Bamalli, who called for establishment of more universities in Nigeria, to meet Nigerians’ demand for quality education, lamented the state of insecurity in Nigeria, noting that, “I commiserate with the founder and management of the university over the happening of last year which was really disheartening. We pray that Allah continue to protect us all from these happenings.
“This is not the same country we use to know, which was very peaceful and safe for people to move around at anytime. Just yesterday, we saw gory picture of a Police officer being shot along Abuja road. We pray to Allah to protect us all against this banditry and other challenges,” he prayed.
The Emir expressed appreciation to Greenfield University Founder and Management for finding him worthy of appointment as their pioneer Chancellor.
He expressed delight that the university has grown in students population, four times than it was.
“This is remarkable and it is an indication that there is a lot to be done. We need more universities in Nigeria than what we have at the moment and I can say proudly that, being a private university located in Kaduna, you have gotten a good location considering the cost of living and cost of transportation that are very high in other climes,” he said.
The Founder, while presenting the appointment letter to the Emir, recalled that bandits attacked the main campus of the University last year and five 300 level students and a porter were killed, a situation which forced the university to relocate to its city campus inside Kaduna town where it has continued with uninterrupted academic programmes, with students population now four times larger, and it is sent to graduate the first set of its students in 2023.
