Sokoto state government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Sudan-based company, Bunian Agency for General Services Co. Ltd, to adequately cater for its students studying in the country.
The MoU was signed on Tuesday, by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Saidu Umar for Sokoto state and Ambassador Nuradden Ibrahim, the Director General of Bunian, on behalf of the company.
The MoU also focused on the deepening of diplomatic ties between Sokoto state and Sudan in the areas of educational pursuit, commerce and agriculture among others, through the instrumentality of the company.
Speaking at the ceremony held at the state Council Chambers, Governor Aminu Tambuwal said the agreement followed his recent visit to Sudan Republic last month.
He said during the visit, he and his delegation interacted with the indigenes of the state studying there on how best the state government will assist them.
The delegation identified issues with the agents hitherto engaged by the state government on the affairs of the students, noting that they were not doing well in handling the affairs of the students.
The governor explained that the state government decided to collaborate with the family of Maiyurno of Sudan, who are descendants of Shehu Usmanu Danfodiyo, progenitor of the Islamic reawakening movement in the 18th century, in order to link the state with a reputable company that will serve as an agent that would assist it in addressing the challenges being faced in the handling of its students’ affairs.
Tambuwal further explained that in the course of engaging the royal family, the state also involved the Sudan-based company in the process and decided that there were no other people to look after the students than their brothers resident in the country.
He pointed out that the engagement offered the state the opportunity of reconnecting, officially, with the Sultanate of Maiyurno in Sudan in order to strengthen the historic relationship between it and the Sokoto Caliphate.
In his address the representative of Sultan Maiyurno of Sudan, Mustapha Ballah promised the state government that the royal family will discharge its duty effectively.
Ballah, who is also holds the traditional title of Sardaunan Maiyurno, expressed appreciation to the Sokoto state government for making the diplomatic engagement a reality, assuring it of the family’s total support and cooperation in order to achieve the desired objectives.
