President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed new members for the governing councils of the University of Abuja; University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, NAU.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, made this known in a statement he issued on Tuesday.
In February, President Bola Tinubu dissolved the Governing Council of the University of Abuja and sacked the university’s vice-chancellor, Aisha Maikudi, amid controversy over her eligibility.
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The new governing council members for UNIABUJA are:
- Prof. Rosemary Iriowen Egonmwan – South South
- Dr. Adedeji Adefuye – South West
- Prof. Sarki Abba Abdulkadir – North West
- Prof. Aminu Mohammed Dukku – North East
President Tinubu also filled the vacancies in the governing councils of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, NAU.
The members appointed for UNN are:
- Rt. Hon. Barr. Ogbonna Eugene Odo – South East
- Muhammad Inuwa Tahir – North West
New governing council members for NAU are:
- Dr. Nkem Okeke – South East
- Ofoke Chukwuma Charles Ugbala – South East
- Dame Amina Patrick Yakowa – North West
- Nojeeb Oriola Agunbiade – South West
