President Tinubu Names Governing Council Members for Three Tertiary Institutions

New Governing Council members for the University of Abuja, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU) have been appointed with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval.

Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said in a statement on Tuesday that the action represents the most recent phase of Tinubu’s reform initiative within the federal university system.
Tinubu appointed Professor Aminu Mohammed Dukku from the Northeast, Professor Sarki Abba Abdulkadir from the Northwest, Dr. Adedeji Adefuye from the Southwest, and Professor Rosemary Iriowen Egonmwan from the South-South to the newly established council for the University of Abuja.

Two new members have been added to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka’s governing council.

It comes after the University of Abuja’s Vice-Chancelor, Professor Aisha Maikudi, was dismissed due to concerns about her eligibility and appointment, and the University’s Governing Council was dissolved in February.
Tinubu appointed Professor Aminu Mohammed Dukku from the Northeast, Professor Sarki Abba Abdulkadir from the Northwest, Dr. Adedeji Adefuye from the Southwest, and Professor Rosemary Iriowen Egonmwan from the South-South to the newly established council for the University of Abuja.

Two new members of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka’s Governing Council have been appointed.

Muhammad Inuwa Tahir hails from the Northwest, and Barrister Ogbonna Eugene Odo hails from the South.

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The president of Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka named four new members to the council.

The appointees are Southeast-born Dr. Nkem Okeke, a former Deputy Governor of Anambra State, and Ofoke Chukwuma Charles Ugbala.

Nojeeb Oriola Agunbiade, who represents the Southwest, and Dame Amina Patrick Yakowa, who represents the Northwest, have both been appointed.

The selections are viewed as a component of the administration’s larger initiative to realign federal universities with national development goals in order to increase academic performance, accountability, and strategic planning.