President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, dissolved the governing council of Yakubu Gowon University (formerly UniAbuja) and removed Professor Aisha Maikudi as Vice-Chancellor with immediate effect.
In her place, Tinubu appointed Professor Patricia Manko as the Acting Vice-Chancellor for a six-month tenure. However, Manko will not be eligible to apply for the permanent role when the position becomes available, according to a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
Additionally, Senator Lanre Tejuoso, the current Pro-Chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi, has been reassigned as the Pro-Chancellor of Yakubu Gowon University. Senator Joy Emordi, previously Pro-Chancellor of Alvan Ikoku University of Education, will now serve as Pro-Chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi.
In another major change, Tinubu removed Professor Polycarp Chigbu as Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) before his tenure’s scheduled expiration on February 14. Professor Oguejiofu Ujam has been appointed as his replacement for six months, but like Manko, he will not be eligible for the permanent position.
Further restructuring at UNN saw the appointment of Olubunmi Ojo as Pro-Chancellor, replacing Gen. Ike Nwachukwu, who was reassigned to the University of Uyo. Ojo previously served as Pro-Chancellor at the Federal University of Lokoja and the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti.
Moreover, Professor Zubairu Abdullahi, the former Pro-Chancellor of the University of Uyo, has now been appointed to succeed Ojo at the Federal University of Lokoja. Senator Sani Stores, previously a Council Member at UNN, has been named the new Pro-Chancellor of Alvan Ikoku University of Education, taking over from Senator Joy Emordi.
Olugbenga Kukoyi, also a Council Member at UNN, has been appointed as the new Pro-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State.
According to the presidency, all the appointments and reassignments take immediate effect. The leadership restructuring is part of Tinubu’s broader strategy to improve governance and academic excellence in Nigeria’s tertiary education sector.
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