The University of Lagos management has revealed that its proposed
15storey female hostel building which they would start to build soon will be
named after the wife of the president, Patience Jonathan.
Mama Peace is
expected to be in Lagos on
Friday, Feb 22, for the foundation laying of the project which is expected to gulp N3billion.
Speaking at a media parley yesterday, the deputy vice
chancellor Prof Duro Oni said they are naming the hostel after Mama
Peace because of her immense contributions to the development of
womanhood in Nigeria. Continue...
"It
is a female hostel and the person due to be named after it is the
President’s wife who has touched the lives of many women. Over time, we
have been having issues with shortage of
accommodation, especially for our female students; but as it stands, we
are about to witness a huge relief in that regard. I must thank
the first lady for agreeing to be part of the history-making event and
also thank our parents for coming to partner with us,” he said." he
said. The project, tagged: “Dame Patience Goodluck Jonathan’s Female
Hostel Complex’’, is expected to be completed in two years and would be
financed by the parents forum of UNILAG." Prof Duro Oni said
UNILAG has a population of 28,000 students with accomodation provided for just 8,000 of the undergraduates.