The Intervention Initiative of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing in the Internal Roads of Federal Tertiary Institutions Nation wide has reached Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna, as a 1.25 kilometer road in the institution got rehabilitated.
The rehabilitated road was handed over to the Management of the University by the Federal Controller of Works Niger State, Engr Moshood Adekunle Samotu on behalf of the Minister of Works and Housing , Babatunde Fashola, Friday, January 27, 2023.
In his address, the Minister, Mr Raji Fashola stated that the intervention in the internal roads of tertiary institutions across the country by the federal government is a critical investment in education.
Fashola described the intervention as a critical support and an investment in education as contained in statement released by the Ministry Spokesperson, Blessing Lere-Adams in Abuja.
He explained the need to bridge the infrastructure gap in schools, saying that the government has successfully intervened in 64 internal Road projects in various Federal Tertiary Institutions.
” We have handed over a total of 46 as at March, 2022 and we now have another 18 ready to be handed over, while we are currently attending to 19 roads in similar institutions across the country making a total of 83 ”
Mr Fashola pointed out that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has stepped up effort in leading the process of getting the work done, pointing that the intervention has contributed to the job creation initiative of the government and disclosed that 30 people had been employed during the road construction in FUT Minna
In his remarks, the Vice Chancellor , FUT Minna, Professor Faruk Adamu Kuta described the road intervention as laudable and important to the University Community.
Professor Kuta appreciated the Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Raji Fashola for the road intervention in his school, praying that the University should also be considered as a beneficiary when similar intervention is conceived in future.
In an interview, Dr. Auta Manaissa, Dean Students Affairs said that, the University was experiencing a helpless situation before the intervention and now the entire University community are happy as free access has been facilitated by the road rehabilitation
Testimonies from Students in the University, all pointed out that the rehabilitated 1.25km road had greatly impacted on their learning environment, as free and faster access has now been facilitated for staff and students in the course of carrying out their academic activities
The students that spoke include; Financial Secretary of the Students Union Government (SUG), Aminat Abdulraheem, student of Agriculture and Bio-Resources; Attah Danladi Mustafa, Student Representative member; Zaccheus Philip Adinoyi, a 200 level student of Mechanic Engineering; and Abdulrahman Khidir Olayinka, a student of Animal Production Technology
Generally, the students commended the Government of President Muhammadu Buhari for bringing this laudable project to the institution
Accordingly the students were of the view that the Unjversity needs more of such projects in it’s permanent site to further fast track its development
The 1.25 kilometers newly rehabilitated internal road in FUT Minna connects the following buildings in the University; University Clinic; Sports Complex; School of Innovative Technology; Ultra modern market; Students Hostels (block A-G & H); Hostels Mosque and the University Chapel.