By Abdullahi Mukhtar Algasgaini
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of new governing council members for the University of Abuja (UniAbuja), the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU).
This move comes months after the dissolution of UniAbuja’s governing council and the removal of its former Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Aisha Maikudi, over eligibility concerns.
The newly appointed council members for UniAbuja include Prof. Rosemary Iriowen Egonmwan (South-South), Dr. Adedeji Adefuye (South-West), Prof. Sarki Abba Abdulkadir (North-West), and Prof. Aminu Mohammed Dukku (North-East). For the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), the appointees are Rt. Hon. Barr. Ogbonna Eugene Odo (South-East) and Muhammad Inuwa Tahir, mni (North-West).
Similarly, Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU) will now have Dr. Nkem Okeke (South-East), Ofoke Chukwuma Charles Ugbala (South-East), Dame Amina Patrick Yakowa (North-West), and Nojeeb Oriola Agunbiade (South-West) on its governing council.
The appointments are expected to bring renewed leadership to the institutions as they work towards academic excellence and administrative stability.