From Gyang Bere, Jos
Plateau State Governor-Elect Caleb Mutfwang and his Deputy, Hon. Josiphine Piyo have expressed joy over the conferment of honorary doctorate degrees on the former ambassador of Nigeria to Switzerland, Amb. Yahaya Kwande by the University of Jos at its 33rd and 34th combined convocation.
Mutfwang in a statement yesterday described Amb. Yahaya Kwande as an accomplished elder statesman and Nigerian who served the nation faithfully in his capacity as a teacher, civil servant, administrator and former Nigerian Ambassador to Switzerland before he delved into partisan politics.
The governor-elect said he was not surprised that the prestigious University of Jos conferred the Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) Honoris Causa on Kwande, following his immense contributions to national development and service to God and humanity.
He prayed God would continue to bless the elder statesman with good health and sound mind for him to sustain his good works and contributions for the rebirth of a new Plateau.
Mutfwang equally felicitated with former Executive Secretary of TETfund, Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro, who was conferred with the Doctor of Engineering Degree (D.Engr.) Honoris Causa.
He described Prof. Bogoro as a renowned scholar whose footprint of infrastructural development is visible across Nigerian universities.
The Governor-elect congratulated the Emir of Zazzau, His Highness, Mal. Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli on his investiture as the new Chancellor of the University of Jos and conferment with the Doctor of Laws Degree (LL.D) Honoris Causa.