Monday, 15 February 2016

PROTEST AS BUHARI SACKS 13 UNIVERSITIES' VICE CHANCELLORS


Ex-President Jonathan and Incumbent President of Nigeria, Buhari
The Coalition of Civil Society Groups (CCSG) has protested against the sack of Vice Chancellors of 12 Federal Universities.

The universities were established by the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. Also sacked is the Vice Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Prof. Vincent Tenebe.

‎A statement personally signed by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu which was obtained by journalists on Saturday in Abuja said President Muahammadu Buhari, has approved the appointment of new Vice Chancellors for the Universities.

According to the public statement conveying the sack of the VCs, the substantive Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, Prof. Mohammed Kundiri, was transferred to the Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State.

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 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.

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