Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa today appointed former President Olusegun Obasanjo as the pioneer Chancellor of the newly established Jigawa State University.

The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Haruna Wakili, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Dutse. The commissioner also explains that the appointment letter has been sent through a delegate to the former President at his country home in Abeokuta.

On why the State Government choose Obasanjo, Wakili said;

“The government arrived at the decision after due consideration of his immense contributions to the making of modern Nigeria; as former military head of state and two terms democratically elected President.

“Obasanjo is an internationally recognised and respected elder statesman and indeed an eminent personality of proven integrity who served his country to the peak, diligently, selflessly and sincerely,” he said.