In February, President Bola Tinubu dissolved the Governing Council of the University of Abuja and sacked the university’s vice-chancellor, Aisha Maikudi, amid controversy over her eligibility.
The new governing council members for UNIABUJA are:
1. Prof. Rosemary Iriowen Egonmwan – South South
2. Dr. Adedeji Adefuye – South West
3. Prof. Sarki Abba Abdulkadir – North West
4. Prof. Aminu Mohammed Dukku – North East
President Tinubu also filled the vacancies in the governing councils of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) and Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU).
The members appointed for UNN are:
1. Rt. Hon. Barr. Ogbonna Eugene Odo – South East
2. Muhammad Inuwa Tahir, mni – North West
New governing council members for NAU are
1. Dr. Nkem Okeke – South East
2. Ofoke Chukwuma Charles Ugbala – South East
3. Dame Amina Patrick Yakowa – North West
4. Nojeeb Oriola Agunbiade – South West
