BUK mourns Prof. Wakili, funeral holds Sunday

The Vice-Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano Professor Muhammad Yahuza Bello, has expressed sadness over the death of his Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Haruna Wakili.

Professor Muhammad Yahuza Bello expresses heartfelt condolences to the members of his immediate family, the Emir of Hadejia, government and the people of Jigawa State and the entire members of the university community on this great loss.

This was contained in a statement issued by Lamara Garba, Secretary, Information &Publication on behalf of the University Registrar on Saturday.

The statement said the funeral prayer for Professor Wakili who died at the age of 60 on Saturday, at the National Hospital, Abuja will hold in his hometown, Hadejia in Jigawa State, tomorrow Sunday, 21^st at 9:00 am at the Emir’s Palace.

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‘’ The late Professor Wakili was a one-time Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology in Jigawa State (2009-2015) and also a Director of the University’s Centre for Democratic Studies (Mambayya House), before his appointment as DVC (Administration) in 2018,’’ said the statement.

According to the statement, ‘’Prof. Haruna Wakili was born in June 1960 at Rumfa Quarters of Hadejia town in Jigawa State. He attended Government Teachers College Dutse where he obtained his Grade II Certificate in 1980. He proceeded to Bayero University, Kano for his degree programme where he graduated in1985 and emerged as the best graduating student in history, thereby winning the Professor M. A Al-Hajj memorial prize and also received the Professor Michael Crowder prize for a best graduating student in modern history.

‘’Professor Haruna Wakili got his Masters Degree in History in 1989 from the same University and his PhD in History in 1998. In 2004, he went to New York University in the USA for a certificate in American History. He joined the services of the University on 14th June 1990 as an Assistant Lecturer at the History Department. Professor Wakili, until his appointment as Commissioner, was the Head of Department of History of the Bayero University. He was on record the only one to serve twice (at different times) as Director Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Studies, Mambayya House, Bayero University Kano. He was appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor Administration on 4th October 2018.’’