The National Open University of Nigeria
(NOUN) and the 12 Federal Universities established by the Jonathan
administration now have new vice chancellors following the abrupt removal of
the incumbents by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The president also approved the
reconstitution of the universities’ governing councils.
No reason was given for the action,
which drew the instant anger of some Civil Society Organisations (CSO’s).
The CSO’s claimed that the Governing
Council of NOUN of which Professor Vincent Tenebe was a member is the only body
empowered to remove him.
Replacing Tenebe is Professor
Abdallah Uba Adamu, who until now was of the Department of Mass Communication,
Bayero University, Kano.
Professor Auwal Yadudu, who served
as Special Adviser on Legal Matters to the late military head of state, General
Sani Abacha is the new Vice Chancellor of Federal University, Birnin Kebbi.
He was until now of the Faculty of
Law, Bayero University, Kano.
A former head of the Department of
International Relations at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Prof.
Kayode Soremekun is the new Vice Chancellor of the Federal University,
Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, while Prof. Fatima Batoul Muktar of the Department of
Biology, North West University, Kano is the VC of Federal University, Dutse,
Jigawa State.
The rest are:
- Prof. Haruna Abdu Kaita, Federal
University, Dutsin Ma, Katsina State;
- Prof. Andrew Haruna, Federal University,
Gashua, Yobe State;
- Prof. Magaji Garba, Federal University,
Gusau, Zamfara State;
- Prof. Alhassan Mohammed Gani,
Federal University, Kashere , Gombe State;
- Prof. Muhammad Sanusi Liman,
Federal University, Lafia;
- Prof. Angela Freeman Miri, Federal
University, Lokoja;
- Prof. Chinedum Nwajiuba, Federal
University, Ndifu-Alike, Ebonyi State;
- Prof. Seth Accra Jaja, Federal
University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State.
