President Tinubu Appoints New Governing Council Members For 3 Federal Universities

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.

The new governing council members for UNIABUJA are:

1. Prof. Rosemary Iriowen Egonmwan – South South

2. Dr. Adedeji Adefuye – South West

3. Prof. Sarki Abba Abdulkadir – North West

4. 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:

1. Rt. Hon. Barr. Ogbonna Eugene Odo – South East

2. Muhammad Inuwa Tahir, mni – North West

New governing council members for NAU are

1. Dr. Nkem Okeke – South East

2. Ofoke Chukwuma Charles Ugbala – South East

3. Dame Amina Patrick Yakowa – North West

4. Nojeeb Oriola Agunbiade – South West