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| 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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