The VC explained that Honorary Doctorate degrees will be conferred on the four distinguished Personalities:, namely, the Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima GCON, His Royal Highness the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji (Dr.) Abubakar Umar Ibn Garbai Al-Amin El-Kanemi, Abdul Samad Rabiu, Chairman BUA Group and Alhaji Dr. Dahiru Bobbo, the former Registrar of the University of Maiduguri for their remarkable contributions to the University and society.