Wike said, “I cannot call a university a glorified secondary school because it is not yet there.”
By Jeffrey Agbo
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has debunked claims that he described the proposed Abuja University of Technology, Abaji Area Council as a ‘glorified secondary school’.
The minister said while launching the 5km Naharati-Angwan Hausawa road project on Tuesday that the institution must meet the standards of a world-class university.
“When the chairman of Abaji requested for the university to be opened this September, I said anything worth doing is worth doing well,” he said.
“That I will prefer to make this university one of the best and not to rush.
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“So, I cannot call a university a glorified secondary school because it is not yet there. You cannot call something glorified when the thing has not yet started.”
Wike said the university is the “baby of the FCT”.
“I said it would be my joy that it was during my time while I was serving as FCT minister that this university was opened and everybody will be happy that this is what a university should be,” he said.