Buhari approves sack of VCs of 13 Universities established by GEJ.. announces replacement

President Buhari has approved the sack of the
Vice Chancellors of 13 universities established
by the administration of former President
Goodluck Jonathan. A statement signed by the
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu today, said
President Buhari has approved the appointment
of new Vice Chancellors for the Universities
According to the statement, a former Head,
Department of International Relations at the
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Prof.
Kayode Soremekun, who was said to be on
Sabbatical in NOUN is the new Vice Chancellor
of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State.
While the Federal University, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi
State has Prof. Auwal Yadudu of the Faculty of
Law.
Bayero University, Kano has as its new VC, Prof.
Fatima Batoul Muktar of the Department of
Biology, North West University, Kano is the VC of
Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State.
A lecturer in the Department of Pharmacy,
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Haruna
Abdu Kaita is the new VC of Federal University,
Dutsin Ma, Katsina State, while Prof. Andrew
Haruna of the Department of Linguistics,
University of Jos will now function as VC,
Federal University, Gashua, Yobe State.
While another lecturer in the Department of
Pharmacy, ABU, Zaria, Prof. Magaji Garba, will
now be VC in Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara
State.
Prof. Alhassan Mohammed Gani of the Institute
of Maritime Studies, Federal University, Kashere
in Gombe State has been elevated to the
position of VC in same University.
A lecturer in the Department of Physics, Federal
University, Lafia, Prof. Muhammad Sanusi Liman
will henceforth be VC of same institution.
For Prof. Angela Freeman Miri of the Linguistics
Department, UNIJOS, she is the Vice Chancellor
of the Federal University, Lokoja.
The Federal University, Ndifu-Alike, Ebonyi State
now has Prof. Chinedum Nwajiuba of the Post-
Graduate School, Imo State University, Owerri as
its VC, while Prof. Seth Accra Jaja of the
Department of Management, University of Port
Harcourt is now the VC of Federal University,
Otuoke, Bayelsa State.