The newly-appointed Kaduna聽Study聽Centre director, Dr. Babangida Iro, has said that his appointment to steer the聽affairs of聽the centre was聽purely聽based on merit.
Iro,聽formerly at the Katsina Study Centre,聽took over from Mr. Yusuf Abdullahi, who聽now heads to聽Katsina聽as the聽centre鈥檚 director.
The director,聽who spoke shortly after the handing over ceremony, appreciated the management and the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Olufemi Peters,聽for seeing the capacity in him to lead the centre.
“I have never thought and didn’t ask for it; it’s form God,” he said.
The director assured that he would do everything possible to ensure that the centre maintains the rules and regulations governing the conduct of聽the university.
He urged staff of the centre to set NOUN at the forefront of what they are doing聽and聽emphasised that the staff were employed by NOUN,聽hence,聽they have to protect the university anywhere they go.
Iro聽cautioned聽them聽that whoever is not ready to comply with the rules and regulations of the university that provided them聽the聽jobs聽should聽better leave than sabotage the university’s activities.
“I am a humble and friendly person. Some of you know me.聽I don’t like indiscipline, I cherish hard work. These are the areas I will聽put聽emphasis,” Iro said.
He promised to deploy all the necessary mechanisms to put the centre on the right track and also to ensure that all academic works carried out at the centre were in line with the laid down rules and regulations in conjunction with the activities from the departments and faculties.
Speaking on students enrolment, the director said it is the most important thing at the moment, as, according to him,聽if students do not exist at the centre, the purpose of him being the director is no even something to look at.
“Where ever聽you are what the university wants is students enrolment,” the director said,聽adding聽that聽his desire now is to increase the聽enrolment聽figure of the centre in line with the vision of the聽Vice-Chancellor.
He聽said聽it is part of his efforts and ambition to see that he double the聽enrolment聽of students at the centre.
The director explained that聽a similar model deployed at聽his former centre聽would equally be used聽to achieve and enhance聽enrolment聽level of students.
The use of social media would be given emphasis as most of the university鈥檚聽potential clients are there online awaiting the information about such an opportunity, Iro said.
He appealed to the university for聽its聽continued support and faith in him to contribute his quota towards uplifting the university to greater heights.
The director assured the management of total commitment and determination to deliver the mandate saddled on him to steer the centre and the university to the promised land.