Two months after sacking the governing council of the University of Abuja, , President Bola Tinubu has appointed new council for the university, alongside the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.
In February, the President had disbanded UNIABUJA’s council and removed the Vice-Chancellor, Aisha Maikudi, amid controversy surrounding her qualifications.
This development was announced in a statement on Tuesday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, titled “President Tinubu Appoints New Governing Council Members for Three Federal Universities
The new governing council members for UNIABUJA are Prof. Rosemary Egonmwan (South South), Dr. Adedeji Adefuye (South West), Prof. Sarki Abdulkadir (North West) and Prof. Aminu Dukku (North East).
President Tinubu also filled the vacancies in the governing councils of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and Nnamdi Azikiwe University.
The members appointed for UNN are: Ogbonna Odo (South East), Muhammad Tahir (North West).
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