The Bida Emirate Education Forum has called for deeper institutional support from Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL), particularly in facilitating the collection of its membership levy to sustain its education-driven initiatives across the Emirate.
Coordinator of the Forum, Alhaji Mahmood Mustafa, said the body, established 22 years ago, was created to strengthen educational development in all communities within the Emirate. He explained that every indigene of the Emirate is automatically a member, regardless of where they reside.
Mustafa noted that although the Forum was formally inducted at IBBUL during the tenure of the late Professor Ibrahim Adamu Kolo, collaboration with the University had stalled. Nonetheless, the Forum continues to execute major projects funded by civil servants and community contributors.
He highlighted interventions such as the construction of over 100 classrooms, the establishment of Women Education Centres across six LGAs, the creation of multiple CBT centres, and the recent distribution of desks, diaries, and instructional materials to public schools, initiatives he said were crucial amid dwindling government resources.
Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mohammed Salihu Niworu, received the delegation on behalf of the Vice Chancellor and reaffirmed the University’s longstanding ties with the Emirate. He assured that the Forum’s requests would be forwarded for appropriate consideration.
The Registrar, Alhaji Idris Saleh Kusherki, commended the Forum’s commitment and encouraged the team to tour the campus, pledging continued cooperation.
