Abdullahi Khairallah
Many call it a cauldron where world-class graduates are hatched—dubbed as “if you want to be made, come to Unimaid”. It is perhaps one of the most popular axioms that penetrated the lengths and breaths of the country and beyond especially among academic communities.
From Nigeria to America, Australia to Europe, Asia to Middle East, its alumni in both public and private settings have proven far beyond doubts that they are made by the great “Centre of Excellence” through the exhibition of commendable problem-solving skills, good character, sound sense of reasoning and critical thinking, resilience and most importantly their top-notch flare for getting things done.
It also remains a citadel of learning that is unencumbered and unshaken by threats of the 16 year-old Boko Haram mayhem.
The institution has not only resisted the shocks of the decade-long violence but it moved some notch-higher ahead of others—what scholars of leadership call “antifragility” the capacity to not only bounce back from quagmire but overcome it and progress further.
It’s not surprising that despite the scorching sun of its terrain, it continues to attract students and scholars from far and wide. I will hazard to describe it, as one the most cosmopolitan institutions of learning on the continent.
Today, the university stands not only as a shining star in the comity of the second generation universities but it even rubs shoulders and on some occasions challenges the ‘almight first generation universities’ on many academic fronts.
With its sizable and appreciable contributions to academia, economy, security, politics and even religion, we hope to see a grand celebration of the ‘Sahelian’ University’s existence for half-a-century.
Abdullahi Khairalla writes from University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID)
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