Tinubu appoints governing council, principal officers for federal universities

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday appointed Senator Binta Garba as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairperson of the Governing Council of the new Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences in Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti State.

The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.

Garba, a politician, businesswoman and administrator, represented Adamawa North Senatorial District in the Senate from 2015 to 2019.

She also served in the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2011.

The other members of the Governing Council are – Prof. Joseph Sanya, Mr. Efe Emefienin Emmanuel, Dr. Joyce Ogunyemi and Alhaji Dahiru Ruma.

The Principal Officers appointed for the university are Prof. James Aribisala as Vice-Chancellor, Mr. Oluwole Dada as Registrar; Mrs. Adeniyi Ajayi as Bursar; and Prof. Isaac Busayo as Librarian.

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President Tinubu acknowledged the commendable efforts of the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, in advocating the establishment of the new university in Iyin Ekiti.

He encouraged the appointees to leverage their extensive leadership experience and commitment to steer the university toward academic excellence, innovative research and development.

The new university will admit its first set of students in September.

President Tinubu also appointed Prof. Muhammed Audu as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Board of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, Benue.

Audu, who succeeds Ohieku Salami, is an academic and administrator with vast experience in Nigeria’s university system.

“A professor of Mathematics at the University of Jos, he previously served as Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, where he led transformative initiatives that enhanced academic and infrastructural development,” the statement added.

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