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Sule Lamido, a former governor of Jigawa, has donated his country house at Bamaina village, in Birninkudu LGA of the state, to Jigawa State University.

In a statement on Friday, Mansur Ahmed, Lamido’s media aide, said the structure would be used as the Institute for Islamic Studies and Research of the university.

Lamido said he built the house with the intention to donate it to a cause after the expiration of his tenure as state governor.

He also promised to upgrade the house with additional structures befitting a research centre.

“He dedicated the house as a way of giving back to the people who trusted him and gave him the mandate to develop the state,” the statement reads.

Reacting to the statement, Bala Ibrahim, the secretary to the Jigawa state government, commended the former governor for his gesture, and described him “as a patriotic citizen who has passion for the development of Jigawa and the country at large”.

Attahiru Jega, former chair of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), also lauded Lamido for his educational initiatives in the state and beyond.

He encouraged well-meaning Nigerians to emulate the gesture and contribute positively to the development of education in the country.

Lamido was governor of Jigawa from 2007 to 2015.