Tinubu deserve support for re-election, says Jibrin

Deputy Senate President Barau Ibrahim Jibrin has stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has done more for the North than any recent administration, adding that the region should rally behind him for re-election in the 2027 presidential race.

He noted that human capital development is one of the key areas that Tinubu had done tremendously well adding that he has demonstrated this through approval for the establishment of several new tertiary institutions of learning in the region.

Jibrin stated this on Monday, while presiding over the presentation of cash grants to over 1000 students drawn his Kano north senatoral district, held at Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano.

The lawmaker, told the gathering made up of students and members of the university academia, the role played by President Tinubu in the establishment of the new university.

“We are here today for two reasons, the number one reason, is to celebrate the actualization of the establishment of this new university, and the second reason, is to present cash grants to some of our students from the Kano North, my constituency.

“While, we are doing this, we must show appreciation to the President, who made it possible by approving it establishment by signing all necessary legislations for the institution to come on stream under his administration.

“You can recall that this institution which use to be a Federal College of Education, was first converted to a university under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, but was reversed back by the immediate past administration.

“When this happened, when the present administration was inaugurated, and I became the deputy president of the Senate, I took the proposal for the restoration of the institution to a university to him at Aso Rock.

“When I started talking to him about the content of the proposal, before I concluded, the President said look, you dont need to go forward, I have given approval to the establishment of the university.

“I also told hin about the need to name the university after the late Yusuf Maitama Sule, a one time minister, who was also the former Nigeria’s permanent representatives at the United Nations, that have serve the nation meritoriously, he also gave his approval”, he further stated.

Barau, noted that since one good turn deserved another, there was the need for the people of Kano, and the entire northern Nigeria that have benefitted tremendously from the good gesture of President Tinubu to reciprocate the gesture in 2027 by voting him again.

Speaking on the scholarship scheme offered through his foundation, the Barau I. Jibrin Foundation, he explained that the 1,000 beneficiaries were drawn from his Kano North Senatorial District. He added that plans are underway to extend the initiative to students from the state’s other two senatorial districts.