Buhari sacks 13 Vice Chancellors

The Vice Chancellors of the twelve federal universities established by the Goodluck Jonathan administration have been removed from office.

Also fired was the Vice Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria, Prof Vincent Tenebe.

No reason was given for the action but in a short statement issued on Friday, Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu said that new VCs have been appointed for the affected universities.

“The President, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces  and Visitor to all federal universities, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has approved the appointment of new vice chancellors for the 12 under-listed Federal Universities and the National open University of Nigeria with effect from Friday, February 12,2016.”

Under the new arrangements, Prof Tenebe is being replaced by Professor Abdallah Uba Adamu, formerly of the Department of Mass Communication, Bayero University, Kano.

Prof Auwal Yadudu of the Faculty of Law, Bayero University, Kano has become
the new Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Birnin Kebbi.

In the same vein, Prof Kayode Soremekhun, former head of the Department of International Relations at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife,
is the new Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, while Prof. Fatima Batoul Muktar, formerly of the Department of Biology, North West University, Kano has become the Vice Chancellor of Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State.

Other appointments include
Prof. Haruna Abdu Kaita, Federal University, Dutsin Ma , Katsina State; Prof. Andrew Haruna, Federal University, Gashua, Yobe State;Prof. Magaji Garba, Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara State; Prof. Alhassan Mohammed Gani, Federal University, Kashere , Gombe State; Prof. Muhammad SanusiLiman, Federal University, Lafia;Prof. Angela Freeman Miri, Federal University, Lokoja; Prof.Chinedum Nwajiuba, Federal University, Ndifu-Alike, Ebonyi State; Prof. Seth Accra Jaja, Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State.