President Bola Tinubu on Friday announced the renaming of the completed Institute of Petroleum Studies, Kaduna, as the General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua University of Geological Sciences and Engineering Technology.
The President said the move was in honour of the late military officer’s contributions to Nigeria’s transition to civilian rule.
Announcing the decision as part of his Democracy Day address, Tinubu said the renaming formed part of the recognition due to the architects of Nigeria’s democratic journey.
“Among the architects of modern democratic Nigeria, we honour General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua for his vision of national partnership.
“In recognition of his contributions, the Federal Government has approved the revitalisation and renaming of the completed Institute of Petroleum Studies, Kaduna, as the General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua University of Geological Sciences and Engineering Technology,” he said.
The President also announced national honours for more than 30 democracy heroes and soldier-democrats of the June 12 struggle, including posthumous recognitions for Dr Arthur Nwankwo and Ben Charles-Obi, with the full honours list to be released in the coming days.
The PUNCH