By Ezekiel Dontinna
The Acting Vice Chancellor, Plateau State University (PLASU) Bokkos, Professor Shedrack Best, has brought a significant facelift to the Institution by unveiling a brand-new signature that announced the University to the world.
While unveiling some projects, the VC stated that, the facelift aligned with his administration’s commitment to elevate the University to the global stage.
He narrated that, since his appointment as the Acting Vice Chancellor, he had closely observed from the point of entry that, one of the earliest things was the appearance of the university’s frontage which was not attractive.
Best, noted with concern that, a university was a place of knowledge, intellect and an enlightened community, and the frontage should convey its pedigree and dignity and at least, announced When leaving or arriving that, it was a university.
Best, commended the committee led by Architect Richard, who conceptualized the design stressing that, the entire designed bill of quantity and the construction was 100% internal saying, “it confirms that, given the right support, we have people who can make PLASU beautiful, and I will continue to promote these efforts.
“Let me also thank those who worked hard to make this possible—from those who facilitated the relocation of the electric transformer to the management of NESCO.
“When you look around, you will see that we have made significant changes; we removed the tree that obstructed the view of the university’s name and gate. This ensures you to clearly see this Plateau State University without struggling to read the signage.”
“We have taken down the tree, restored the university’s name prominently, illuminated the area—only those who visit at night will truly appreciate the lighting—and we have installed new flags”, the VC assured.
He, therefore, charged them to distinguish themselves from the surrounding communities as a university so that, visitors and students who come should come to learn something. “We cannot import inferior habits and bring them to the university; instead, they should learn from us how to live decently in a modern world.
While at the Faculty of Law, where a new statue of ‘Lady Justitia’ was unveiled, Professor Shedrack Best, disclosed they have also made efforts to clean the surroundings after erecting the statue.
Unveiling the Lady Justitia statue, he highlighted that the previous statue was too small and they needed to create a statue that would not only represent the Faculty of Law, but also Plateau State University.
According to the VC, they sourced sculptors to create an imposing statue, resulting in the current ‘Lady Justitia’, who symbolically represents blind justice, unaffected by bribery. “We hope to train judges in this faculty who will uphold the ethics of the legal profession without engaging in corruption.
The Acting Vice Chancellor, was accompanied by the University Coach Agwom Yohana, to inspect the sports complex where he expressed dismay at its condition, describing it as non-existent and unbefitting of a university. He, however, directed the school coach to develop a master plan for a sports complex that would reflect the stature and the standard of Plateau State University.
Meanwhile, the Registrar of the University, Yakubu Ayuba, expressed gratitude to Professor Shedrack Best for his foresight and commitment to transforming Plateau State University, affirming his administration’s pledge to support him in ensuring the best for the institution.
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