Federal University of Transportation Daura Governing Council Moves to Ensure Quality in Ongoing Construction and Renovation Projects

Federal University of Transportation Daura Pro-Chancellor, Wahab Owokoniran, has inspected ongoing projects and demanded strict compliance with contractual specifications and quality standards.

Owokoniran conducted the inspection on Monday, August 24, 2026, as part of efforts to monitor projects secured for the university by its Governing Council and assess their progress and quality.

Before touring the project sites, the council chairman met with the university management, where he said regular engagement with the institution’s leadership was necessary to obtain first-hand information about its infrastructure and other needs.

“Before embarking on the inspection, I decided to first interact with the University Management, and this interaction is the second we are having in 2026,” Owokoniran said.

He added, “I want to assure you that I will, from time to time, be interacting with you with the aim of getting first-hand information on the needs of the University.”

The council chairman said the projects being implemented were intended to address critical infrastructure requirements of the relatively new university and provide facilities that would remain useful to successive generations of students and staff.

“We have secured so many projects for the University, including the Senate Building, Centre for Railway Signal and Communication, hostel accommodation for our students, renovation of the Great Green Wall building and its renaming as Centre of Transpo-Entrepreneurship,” he said.

He listed other projects as the construction of workshops, a School of General Studies, classroom blocks and faculty buildings.

Explaining the purpose of the inspection, Owokoniran said the council was not merely interested in the delivery of the projects but also in ensuring that the work met the standards contained in the terms and conditions under which the contracts were awarded.

“This inspection is to see for ourselves the development made so far in the execution of these projects, as well as ensure quality, especially as the University is one of the newly established universities with critical needs for utilisation by many generations to come,” he said.

The visit also provided the council leadership with an opportunity to engage directly with contractors and consultants working on the projects.

At the various sites, the Director of Physical Planning and Municipal Services, Architect Usman Mukhtar Wali, briefed the council chairman and university management on the projects and their stages of execution. Owokoniran subsequently raised observations on aspects of the work requiring attention and improvement.

The council chairman also urged the university management to maintain teamwork in pursuing the institution’s development, while encouraging officials to engage him directly on issues requiring the council’s intervention.

“I urge you to continue to support the Governing Council in performing its mandates, and I want you to feel free with me in doing so,” he said.

Receiving the council chairman, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Umar Adam Katsayal, described the visit as an indication of Owokoniran’s commitment to the development of the institution.

“This, no doubt, showed the importance the Chairman attached to the University and its development,” Katsayal said.

He noted that the latest engagement represented the second meeting between the council chairman and university management in 2026, expressing the hope that the frequency of the interaction would be sustained.

“This is the second meeting that the Pro-Chancellor is having with University Management within this year. It is our hope that the same tempo will be sustained by Hon. Owokoniran,” the Vice-Chancellor said.

The inspection covered projects being undertaken to expand the university’s academic, residential and specialised transportation-related infrastructure, with the council expected to continue monitoring their execution.