Governor Yahaya Seals Partnership With Michigan State University To Formalise Establishment Of Top-Tier Agriculture Faculty At GSU

…Agreement Focuses connected Climate-smart Agriculture,  Faculty and Student Exchanges, Joint Research Projects, Curriculum Co-Development, Others

Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has formalized a strategical concern with Michigan State University (MSU), USA, by signing a Letter of Intent (LoI) paving the mode for constitution of world-class Faculty of Agriculture astatine Gombe State University (GSU).

The Governor led a delegation to MSU arsenic portion of a moving sojourn aimed astatine deepening planetary concern successful cultivation development, probe and capableness building.

The Letter of Intent was signed during a ceremonial attended by elder MSU officials, including the Chair of the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Professor Bradley Marks, Assistant Dean, Professor Karim Maredia,and Director of International Programmes.

The concern outlines respective cardinal areas of collaboration, including associated probe initiatives, program co-development, module and pupil exchanges and associated projects focusing connected sustainable agriculture, h2o management, scenery restoration and renewable vigor applications.

Governor Inuwa Yahaya commended MSU’s planetary enactment successful cultivation translation and emphasized the value of North-South cooperation.

“This concern is simply a cornerstone of our administration’s thrust for sustainable development. We are leveraging MSU’s world-class expertise to physique a premier cultivation instauration successful Gombe State. While GSU benefits immensely, MSU module and students volition besides summation invaluable penetration done engagement with Africa’s dynamic cultivation landscape,” helium said.

The Governor besides held method meetings with module from MSU’s Departments of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering, including Professors Ajit Srivastava, Narendra Das, Daniel Morris, and Daniel Uyeh.

Governor Inuwa Yahaya was conducted circular connected a circuit of MSU South Campus Farms by Professor Barry Bradford, Jacquelyn Perkin, and Professor Uyeh.

Further engagements took spot astatine the MSU African Studies Centre, wherever the Governor and his delegation were received by Professor Leo Zulu; Alliance for African Partnership Co-Directors, Dr. Jose Jackson-Malete and Dr. Amy Jamison; and Vice Provost and Dean of International Studies and Programmes, Professor Titus Awokuse.

Discussions focused connected providing probe and organization enactment for the planned College of Agriculture astatine GSU.

Governor Inuwa Yahaya reiterated his administration’s beardown committedness to the partnership, citing the caller support of N1.1 cardinal for the takeoff of the Faculty of Agriculture successful Malam Sidi and the allocation of 365 hectares of onshore for research, hold services and aboriginal expansion.

He disclosed that the National Universities Commission (NUC) has already granted ceremonial support for the constitution of the college, with world programmes acceptable to commence successful the 2025/2026 session.

Professor Bradley Marks praised Governor Inuwa Yahaya’s imaginativeness and and commitment.

“We commend His Excellency for his beardown committedness and follow-up visit. This Letter of Intent reflects a shared determination to present a transformative world partnership,” helium stated.

The Gombe State delegation included Hon. Aliyu Baba Manu, Chairman, House Committee connected Appropriations; Barr. Moljengo M. Kaltungo, Member, GSU Governing Council; Dr. Ismail Jibrin, Chairman, Gombe State Drugs Management Agency; and Ahmed Husaini, Director General, Research and Documentation.

Following the palmy engagements astatine MSU, Governor Inuwa Yahaya proceeded to New York to enactment successful the 80th United Nations General Assembly.