By Fasaha Stream
The Department of Political Science, Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), has conducted external oral examinations for two Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) candidates and two Master of Science (MSc) students as part of the requirements for the award of higher degrees.
The exercise saw the candidates successfully defend their theses and dissertations before a panel of examiners.
Chairman of the defence session and External Examiner from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Prof. Jacob Audu, commended the quality of the research works, describing the findings as impressive, educational and relevant to national development.
He noted that the candidates demonstrated confidence, intellectual depth and mastery of their respective research topics during their presentations.
Prof. Audu, however, recommended minor corrections to some of the works before their final approval by the University’s Senate.
The successful PhD candidates were Yusuf Ibrahim Safana, whose thesis examined “Ungoverned Spaces and Human Security in Nigeria: Case Study of Katsina State from 2017 to 2025,” and Trust Ihezie Ikabare, who researched “Regime Change and Revenue Generation by Government Agencies in Nigeria: A Comparative Study of the Federal Inland Revenue Service and the Nigeria Customs Service from 1999 to 2019.”
The MSc candidates included Aliyu Mamman, whose dissertation focused on “Traditional Rulers and Partisan Politics: A Case Study of Daura Emirate, Katsina State, Nigeria,” and Ghali Salmanu Bichi, who researched “The Role of the Nigerian Immigration Service in Addressing Irregular Migration in Kano State from 2015 to 2025.”
Among those present at the defence were the Head of the Department of Political Science, Dr. Elijah Bem Tativ, internal supervisors Prof. Akuva Isaac Iorhen and Dr. Ogoh Augustine Ogbaji, alongside other academic staff and postgraduate students.
