Francis Sardauna in Katsina
The management of the Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), Katsina State, has named its female hostel after the wife of the state governor, Dr. Hadiza Bello Masari.
The hotel, located at the main campus of the university, was also commissioned by the governor’s wife where she donated some facilities that will be used at the Common Room of the hostel.
Speaking shortly after she inaugurated the edifice, the governor’s wife expressed concern over the rising cases of drug abuse among youths in the country.
She tasked relevant stakeholders to tackle the menace, saying the rate at which youths, especially students, were neck-deep in the act was worrisome.
The governor’s wife admonished students of the institution to shun drug abuse and other social vices capable of truncating their education and future.
She said: “The naming of this beautiful edifice after me will spur me to do more for the development of education in the state and the country at large.
“However, I have noted with alarm the exponential rise of drug abuse in our country. As a parent, I am deeply saddened by this fact. It is important that we interrupt the trend and encourage our children to stay drug-free.
“Therefore, I am calling on youths, particularly students, to shun drug abuse and other social vices. I also urge parents across the country to monitor their children, to prevent them from engaging in drug abuse.”
The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Armaya’u Hamisu Bichi, while conducting the governor’s wife round the edifice, said the hostel was named after her because of her unflinching effort in revamping the education sector in the state.
