 I am very pleased to be back in Maiduguri today at this very important event to mark the handover of the Center for Distance Learning and International Conference Center and other facilities donated by Alaji Dr. Mohamadu in Dini. This is my second visit to Maiduguri in under two months, as matter of fact I think under six months. And I must say, and Mr. President asked me when I told him I was going to Bono, at what are you doing in this Bono? And I must say that I'm always impressed by the energy, character and resolve of the great people of this city and for next day. I also bring you of course the very warm greetings of His Excellency President Mohamadu Buhari, who just last December commissioned this facility which we are today formally handing over to the University of Maiduguri. Alaji in Dini is one of Nigeria's foremost businessmen and as we all know an investor of international repute. But there are indeed, there are very many wealthy and successful Nigerians. But what stands him out is that he is also a leading light in philanthropy in Nigeria. His concern for others and his passion to support others is evident. Not just all around Bono State but also across Nigeria and around Africa and internationally as well. We are proud of his achievements and will continue to look to him, to mentor, to guide and teach others. In business and philanthropy so that his positive traits and habits can be multiplied for the benefit of all citizens of our nation and beyond. But I think his actions show that the investments that he most cherishes is investing in people. This donation from Alaji in Dini is part of a broader portfolio of investments in people that he has spearheaded over the years. The project in Burma some years back providing housing to IDPs was especially timely given the upsurge of the needs of the IDPs and the situation in Bono as of that time. And a lot has evolved of course in the efforts of this administration. Education is the spark behind every girl and boy and child and this is the only way by which they can maximize their individual potential. And I think Alaji in Dini's work through his foundation continues to focus on education as a core area. He supports hundreds of students for various degree courses and master's degree programs in medicine, in pharmacy, engineering, computer science, petroleum engineering, business finance, both in Nigeria and abroad. We are aware of course that he built the Muhammadan Indomie Business Center at the famous Lean University USA and also donated the Muhammadan Indomie Faculty of Mineral and Petroleum Resources to the International University of Africa in Khartoum, Sudan. His choice, I think that his choice of education as a core area for his philanthropic efforts is an inspired one. Knowledge is the key to lifting millions of our people out of poverty. It is the light block of economic empowerment and development. It is the guarantee of a better life for our people. Education has become a great equalizer even between developed and developing countries. Twenty years ago, no one imagined that Nigerian firms would be competing with firms in Silicon Valley in the technology space. We're excited about the fact that Nigeria from 2015 to now in the midst of two recessions has produced five out of the seven unicorns in Africa. A unicorn is a company, a technology company or innovation company that is valued at over one billion dollars. And today we have those companies valued over one billion dollars, started in 2015 by young Nigerians. And today, you know, you have the likes of Flutterwave, Opay and Della, Inter Switch and Jumeon. All of these are already valued at over a billion dollars. This is the value of education. This is the value of the knowledge economy. These companies achieved the coveted status despite the disadvantages of our region globally. Imagine what we could do if we have a more committed focus on science, on technology, on engineering and maths in the programs that we have in our universities. Nigeria could very easily dominate the technology space just as we dominate and the music scene. The knowledge economy of the 21st century emphasizes the need for all of our children to have education so that we can have many more unicorns, many more great successes across the world. Barely two weeks ago, Governor Zulum, former Governor Shetima and I were celebrating the fifth year of the establishment of the learning center here in Maidugwe. We saw children who barely five years ago while IDP camps, many without parents. As of that day when we were celebrating the fifth year anniversary, they were teaching us how to write codes, how to program robots, how to develop websites and other products. These were children under the age of 15 in a few short years. They have already developed that capacity. They are here in our midst. They are here in this in Maidugwe. Such is the power of education. The University of Maidugwe has trained and I am sure that we all know, has trained many Nigerians including the current senate president, the group managing director of the NNPC and of course our very own professor of Baba Dhanak Zulum, Governor for her state. For this university and for this university to keep up with the first place of development in the world, it needs enhanced investment. That investment cannot only come from the government, the forward thinking and innovation to imagine, to conceive and build a center that allows for students in Maidugwe to interact and take lessons from Shanghai, Houston or Paris is exactly what is needed for this institution to keep pace with the rest of the world and to keep pace with similar institutions all over the world. This is the kind of educational innovation that we are experiencing by the donation of this facility. This center will also allow students to be enrolled in the University of Maidugwe from Abuja, from Lagos or even Johannesburg, expanding the enrollment base of the university, providing increased options for students to learn and interact. And I am told that almost 20,000 students can be accommodated by this distance learning service from across the entire world. The Buhari administration is also continuing to invest in university, the University of Maidugwe is in the phase 2 of what we call the Energizing Education Program funded through the Rural Electrification Agency. What is happening with that program is that the federal government through the Rural Electrification Agency in partnership with the World Bank is now in the advanced stages of establishing a 12 MHz solar power facility here in the University of Maidugwe and the teaching hospital. The project will also include a training center and is modeled around similar projects that have already been completed. We have completed similar projects in Bairu University in Kanu, the Federal University of Agriculture in Makodi, the Uusman Dampodeo University also and the Alex Ekweme Federal University. All of these have these kinds of facilities already. Additionally, I am pleased to announce that through the Economic Sustainability Plan approved by Mr. President the NNPC, the REA and YOLA Disco are partnering with my office and the office of the Governor of Bournemouth State to deploy a 30 MHz solar power to critical areas of Maidugwe here in the state. This will be a six solar plants of five MHz each so there will be six separate solar plants each of five MHz and of course each of these will be to augment the grid and supply what the grid is already supplying and protect against any kind of energy sabotage. Let me also say that the efforts of the federal government and private persons can only be truly useful where the state government is serious about development, where the state government is serious, then the efforts of the federal government and the efforts of private persons like a legend are useful and I am proud to say that my brother Governor Zulun, Governor of this state has by his great achievements here shown exactly that seriousness. Let's build several mega schools, massive commercial centers, over 8,000 housing units, the first flyover in Bournemouth State and what is most heartwarming is that all of these are very low cost, very, very low cost and this is very important. So let me again commend and congratulate Alajim Muhammad-Ingini on the completion of this landmark project and the successful handing over of the International Learning Center to the University of my degree today and congratulations also to the University of my degree the worthy recipient of the Center for Distance Learning and the International Conference Center and other facilities and congratulations also to the good people of this state and the people of Bournemouth State and also all of those who will benefit from this facility and from all of the other facilities that have been donated today. God bless the University of my degree God bless Bournemouth State God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.