President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved new appointments in the leadership of recently established federal universities of education.
The appointments were conveyed via a statement released on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
The President named Engineer Abdurrazaq Abubakar Nakore as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano. Nakore, a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, previously served as Executive Secretary of the Rural Electricity Board in Jigawa State.
Similarly, Prof. Abdullahi Tukur Kodage was appointed Vice Chancellor of the Kano-based university, while Prof. Yahaya Isa Bunkure was named Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Education, Zaria, Kaduna State.
Prof. Bunkure, a specialist in science education, is currently Vice Chancellor of Saadatu Rimi University of Education, Kano.
“In accordance with the institution’s governing laws, the pro-chancellor will serve a term of four years, while the Vice-Chancellors will serve for five years,” the statement added.
