By JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria has refuted a media report insinuating that the instituition threatened to withdraw the Bachelor’s Degree awarded the Director-General, National Information Technology
Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs Directorate, Office of the Vice-Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Auwalu Umar, dated Saturday October 8, 2022.
“The attention of Management of Ahmadu Bello University has been
drawn to a media report alleging that the institution had in March 2022, threatened to withdraw the Bachelor degree of Kashifu Inuwa
Abdullahi, the Director-General, National Information Technology
Development Agency (NITDA), over comments on the integrity tests
for UTAS, a payment platform developed by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
“The statement, as reported online by a national daily, was purportedly
issued from the office of the Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment.
“Accordingly, the University Management wishes to state categorically that at no time did ABU issue such a threat. After all, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, from records available, never attended Ahmadu Bello University for any academic programme, be it undergraduate, graduate
or sub-degree,”
The statement said that the clarification has become necessary essentially for the office of the
Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment, as well as members of the public to take note.
