Tony Elumelu, chairman of United Bank of Africa, through the UBA Foundation, corporate social responsibility arm of the bank builds pedestrian bridge for students of Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto State

THE UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa, UBA Plc, has completed the construction of a pedestrian bridge primarily for students of the Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto State, thus bringing comfort to students of the institution.

The construction of the bridge, valued at about N13 million was commissioned by the Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State. For over four decades, the students of UDUS, especially those living off-campus had found it tedious to connect the campus as the area was impassable, especially during rainy season.

They couldn’t get in and out of their dormitories and to the mosque easily and were going through an uncomfortably long route to get to lectures.

In August 2017, at the National Dialogue Series organised by the Students’ Union Government, SUG, of the school, Tony Elumelu, chairman of UBA Plc, acceded to the request of the students who had informed him of their plight and promised to assist them. UBA Foundation came to their aid.

At the opening ceremony of the newly constructed bridge, Kennedy Uzoka, group managing director, UBA, expressed delight at the prompt completion of the project and reminded the students that UBA remained committed to easing the day-to-day challenges of the citizens, and especially students living within and beyond its areas of operations.

“As an institution, we are passionate about giving back to society through UBA’s Foundations’ components: Empowerment, Education and Environment,” he said.

– Feb.  23, 2018 @ 13:40 GMT |