The Bauchi State Executive Council just approved the renaming of Bauchi State University, Gadau to Sa’adu Zungur University. The gazetting will soon take place.
This is done to immortalize the name of late Malam Saadu Zungur (1915-1958), a Bauchi indigene that was among the leaders that fought for our independence, the mentor of Malam Aminu Kano, a one-time secretary of NCNC, a political activist whose progressive ideas shaped the Northern political culture to date. He was a great Hausa poet and social critic.
In a statement by the Bauchi state’s commissioner of education, Dr. Aliyu Usman Tilde said the Executive Council has helped the Ministry see the dream promise it made to the representatives of the family of Malam Sa’adu when they came praying for his befitting immortalization become real. His Excellency, the Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, is particularly happy with the idea. We thank him immensely.
January 15th 1966: The Assassination Of Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola
The commissioner said the renaming of Bauchi state University after a pan Nigerian Malam Sa’adu Zungur is a great day in the history of education in Bauchi State.
Malam Sa’adu ZUngur was among the young Nigerian politicians of his time who struggled for Nigerian independence and was secretary of the National Council of Nigerian citizens a party led by Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe.
He also wrote for the West African Pilot, a newspaper owned by Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe.
