72 students bag first class at FUT Minna 2019 convocation
Saka Bolaji, Minna
A total of 72 students made first class at the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, 2019 convocation. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Abdullahi Bala, made this known when he briefed the media in Minna as part of the activities to mark the convocation ceremony. Prof Bala said that a total of 4,443 students are expected to graduate with various degrees ranging from first degree, higher degree, diploma, masters degree and doctorate degree. He disclosed that out of the 3,671 students that will be graduating with first degree, 72 of them are with first class, 1,300 came out with second class upper, 941 with second class lower division while 46 graduated with third class degree. The Vice Chancellor said this year’s convocation will witness 863 graduands from the university’s affiliate institutions of federal college of education, Akoka, federal college of education Potiskun and the Kaduna polytechnic. Professor Bala regretted that due to the ongoing strike by the ASUU, the usual science and Technology exhibition that usually precedes the convocation will not take place this year because “the students and their supervisors whose projects usually form bulwark of the exhibition are not on ground on the account of ASUU”. The highlight of this year’s convocation will be a convocation lecture titled “the transformation of African Agriculture, the journey so far”, expected to be delivered by the Director General, International Institute of Tropical Agricultural (IITA) Ibadan, Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, The Authority of FUT, Minna says it is going ahead with its 28th convocation ceremony and the 36th founder’s day ceremony of the University despite the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of the Universities (ASUU). The University 28th convocation is slated for February 1st which is the 36th founder’s day of the University, and the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Abdullahi Bala said despite the challenges posed by ASUU strike, the convocation will go ahead.
