President appoints governing council members for three varsities
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of new governing council members for three federal universities.
They are: the University of Abuja; the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU), in a move aimed at strengthening leadership and governance in Nigeria’s tertiary education sector.
The appointments were contained in a statement yesterday in Abuja by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
It follows the February dissolution of the University of Abuja’s governing council and the removal of its vice-chancellor, Prof. Aisha Maikudi, over questions on her appointment and eligibility.
In the newly constituted council for the University of Abuja, President Tinubu appointed Prof. Rosemary Iriowen Egonmwan (representing the Southsouth), Dr. Adedeji Adefuye (Southwest), Prof. Sarki Abba Abdulkadir (Northwest), and Prof. Aminu Mohammed Dukku (Northeast).
For the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, two new members were appointed to the governing council. They are: Ogbonna Eugene Odo (Southeast) and Muhammad Inuwa Tahir (Northwest).
At Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, the President appointed four new members to the institution’s council. They are: Dr. Nkem Okeke (a former Deputy Governor of Anambra State), Ofoke Chukwuma, and Charles Ugbala, (both from the Southeast).
Also appointed are: Dame Amina Patrick Yakowa (Northwest) and Nojeeb Oriola Agunbiade (Southwest).
