By Sumayyah Auwal Ishaq
Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufa’i has approved the appointment of Professor Abdullahi Musa Ashafa as the new acting Vice-Chancellor, Kaduna State University.
Ashafa, a professor of diplomatic history and the immediate past Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), was announced by the Kaduna State Commissioner for Education, Halima Lawal.
Before his appointment, Prof. Ashafa was Head of History Department, Dean, Faculty of Arts, Dean of the School of Postgraduate Studies and the immediate past Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, Kaduna State University.
Ashafa served as Vice President, Historical Society of Nigeria, North West Zone. He is also a Research Fellow at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA).