The renaming of the university after the former Head of State is subject to confirmation by the Senate.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, revealed this to State House correspondents after the council held its last meeting for 2024 at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.
Idris said, “The third item is that there is also a decision taken by the Federal Executive Council to rename the University of Abuja to honour elder statesman, General Yakubu Gowon.
“The University of Abuja will, henceforth, be called Yakubu Gowon University.
“Of course, the process will have to go to the National Assembly for all legislative work in that direction, but FEC has taken that decision to write to the National Assembly to change the name of the University of Abuja.”
General Yakubu Gowon, a former Head of State and Nigeria’s leader during the civil war between 1967-1970, recently celebrated his 90th birthday.
He became head of State following the Coup and Counter Coup of 1966 which led to the death of the then Prime Minister, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Western Regional Leader, Samuel Ladoke Akintola, Minister of Finance, Festus Okotie-Eboh
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