.. Honours Ex- President Jonathan, Emir Of Daura
Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA) has concluded arrangements to hold its 7th and 8th combined convocation ceremonies next month, November 2023.
On the occasion, three personalities shall be honoured with special Doctorate Degrees.
The Honorary Doctorate Degree recipients are the Emir of Daura, Umar Faruk Umar; Emir of Bichi, Alhaji Nasiru Ado Bayero, and former Governor of Katsina state, Barrister Shehu Shema for their selfless services to humanity and the country in general.
The University Vice-Chancellor, Prof Armayau Hamisu Bichi disclosed this in an interview with Katsina Times, an online newspaper.
According to him, during the occasion, over 4,000 undergraduates and 350 postgraduate students would be awarded first Degrees, Masters degrees and Ph.D.s.
“This is a remarkable feat and a happy moments for us at the university,” he added.
He said by next year February 2024, another special convocation ceremony where the late President Umaru Musa Yaradua would be awarded a posthumous honorary doctorate for his exemplary leadership qualities.
Others to be honoured alongside the late president are his predecessor, former president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, and the wife of Senate President, Ekaette Unoma Akpabio.
He restated the university’s commitment to continue to strive towards advancing the frontiers of teaching, learning, and research.
