President Muhammadu Buhari has dissolved and reconstituted new governing councils for Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife and 4 different universities in Nigeria. University of Ibadan (UI), University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), University of Lagos (UNILAG), and Maritime University in Delta are the universities affected. The approval of the dissolution was contained in a statement by Mr Sonny Echono, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja on Thursday 8th of April 2021.
Here is a list of the new council of the universities:
Chief Odigie Oyegun, Chairman; Mr Masud Kazaure, Abba Yaro, Alhaji Abubakar Maikafi and Mr Emeka Nwagbo are listed members of the new council of UI.
“For UNIPORT, the governing council members are Sen. Andrew Uchendu as Chairman while Mr Kolo Uzamat, Cdre. D. T. Hinga, Mohammed Makarfi and Ahmed Al-Mustapha are members.
“...For UNILAG, we have Dr Lanre Tejuosho as Chairman, with Dr Aminu Ahmed, Dr Uro Gardner, Chief Chinedu Adindi and Mr Mustafa Salihu as members.”
“...also, OAU has Chief Oscar Udoji as Chairman with Capt. Bala Jibrin, Mr Eugene Odo, Dr Lateef Babata and Alhaji Saidu Bako as members.”
“The Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko in Delta has Dr Elias Courson as Chairman and Mr Nelson Alapa, Mr Victor Giadono, Alhaji Bello Dukku and Mr Godwin Ananghe as members,” he stated.
The permanent secretary also stated that all the governing councils of the five universities would be inaugurated in Abuja by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, on April 19. However, he directed Vice-Chancellors of the affected universities to attend the inauguration ceremony.
Source: Premium Times
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