Inaugurating the storey-building edifice at the Ugbowo
campus of the institution, Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo said the donation was
another testament to Danjuma’s philanthropy and desire to always uplift the
downtrodden.
Obaseki said the donor always demonstrated concern with the
plight of the Nigerian youths, particularly in education, hence the provision
of accommodation for female students.
The governor recalled that Danjuma was one of the few
individuals that made huge amounts of donations to Edo during the outbreak of
the deadly COVID-19 pandemic three years ago.
Obaseki, who said the state government had assisted the
school in the area of road construction, urged other individuals and private
organisations to continue to support tertiary institutions with infrastructure
to improve teaching and learning.
Sen Daisy Danjuma, whom the edifice was named after,
expressed delight with the project.
She, however, urged students, who would be accommodated at
the hostel, to maintain the facility.
Maintenance culture, she said, was one of the challenges in
infrastructure development in the country, but appealed to the students to
learn it.
She also urged the students of the University to engage in
activities that would make the university a model for others.
Earlier in her address, Prof. Lilian Salami, Vice-Chancellor
of the University, commended the gesture of the donor towards addressing the
shortage of hostel accommodation for students in the school.
The vice-chancellor, who noted that accommodation was a
critical challenge in the school, called on students to make judicious use of
the newly donated facility.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sen Danjuma,
afterwards, donated another block of hostel for female students.
The groundbreaking was performed by the Minister of Health,
Dr. Osagie Ehanire.