Tinubu stop implementation of 8 universities Approved under Buhari Administration, gives reasons.

Tinubu stop implementation of 8 universities Approved under Buhari Administration, gives reasons.

Olaitan Ogundele

The Federal Government recently revealed its intention to implement just six out of the 14 federal tertiary institutions that were established shortly before the end of the Muhammadu Buhari administration.

This was disclosed by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja on Wednesday. 

Mamman clarified that the choice to gradually execute the establishments of the institutions was prompted by concerns regarding funding and personnel.

He said, “There are quite a number of universities and other institutions which were approved in the last days of the last administration, which because of issues of funding and even staff, it may not be prudent to get these institutions to take off altogether at once. 

“So, Mr. President has directed us to stagger their commencement (their takeoff) whether the government can properly support them.” 

The minister said the government would start with six of the institutions, two each in agriculture, education and medicine. 

“Ordinarily we would have said we’ll review whether we should actually go ahead with that, but most of them are specialized institutions; colleges of education, agriculture, medicine and they are institutions that will support some of the mandates, the priority areas of this government,” he said. 

“We will have a need for trained teachers which colleges of education will provide and the same thing with agriculture.” 

Mamman further revealed that President Tinubu has granted approval for the completion of the abandoned multi billion-naira National Library Complex in Abuja.