President Bola Tinubu has approved the renaming of the University of Maiduguri in Borno State as Muhammadu Buhari University.
Tinubu made the announcement on Thursday during a special session of the Federal Executive Council held at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, in honour of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.
“May we now adopt the University of Maiduguri as the Muhammadu Buhari University,” Tinubu declared at the close of the session.
The President paid glowing tribute to Buhari, describing him as “a good man, a decent man, an honourable man” whose legacy of discipline, patriotism, and moral uprightness would endure for generations.
Acknowledging that Buhari had his flaws, Tinubu emphasized his unwavering commitment to national service and incorruptibility. “His record will be debated, as all legacies are, but the character he brought to public life will not be forgotten,” he said.
He praised Buhari’s simplicity, humility, and resistance to the trappings of power, saying he was “unmoved by the temptation of power, unseduced by applause, and unafraid of the loneliness that often visits those who do what is right.”
“His was a life lived in full service to Nigeria, and in fidelity to God,” Tinubu concluded.
