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Varsity honours TY Danjuma

For his service to humanity, Kwararafa University Wukari, Taraba State has named its library after the mother of former Defence Minister Gen Theophilus Danjuma.
The late Rufkatu Asibi Kuru Danjuma, a woman of limited western education, saw the power of education and ensured that her son Theophilus Danjuma went to school. She was said to have felt disappointed when Theophilus Danjuma abandoned a B.A History programme at the Nigeria College Zaria to join the Army, which though, has made him famous.
The N34m-library has a capacity of 300, physical collection of 10,000 books including journals and other publications, a media section and an e-library which gives access to 1.5 million publications across globally recognised channels.
The university authority said Danjuma was rewarded because of his immense contribution to the nation’s education sector, particularly to the development of the Kwararafa University.
An impressed Danjuma donated the sum of N20m to the university while commissioning the library.
Danjuma said: “My mother did not have the privilege of going to a formal school. She went through the ‘Adult’ so that she could read the Bible. Today, she will smile and thank God wherever she is.”
It was gathered that in 2012 Danjuma donated N49.65 million to the Kwararafa University.
Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku, who was the special guest of honour at the occasion, donated N2 million to the university and promised to assist it in housing.
Danjuma’s donation, the retired soldier said, would be given in two installments.
“You will get N10 million in a week‘s time and another N10 million a year later. I will come back to see how you use the first N10 million; how many books you have added and how many digital equipment you have procured. Then, I would give you the balance,” he said.
He noted that the economic slump is universal and Nigerian schools, colleges and universities must learn to persevere with little resources while recoiling from the culture of waste.
Also speaking at the event which was heralded with cultural dances, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council of Kwararafa University, Prof Jerry Gana said: “The University is a knowledge centre and the library is its nerve centre where the teachers and students must consult for knowledge.

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