TINUBU APPOINTS JEGA, OLANIPEKUN, ALI, 552 OTHERS AS CHAIRMEN OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS 

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of 555 individuals to serve as Chairman and members of the Governing Council of Federal Government Tertiary Institutions.

Some notable Nigerians who made the appointments list include former Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman Attahiru Jege, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, Chief Yusuf Ali, SAN, former SGF Alhaji Yayale Ahmed, and former Minister of Budget and National Planning Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma.

Others include former state governors; Ebonyi, Chief Martin Nwanchor Elechi; Adamawa , Bala Ngalari, Zamfara, Aliyu Shinkafi; and Bauchi, Isa Yuguda. 

Jega will become Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Board of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto in Sokoto State, while Olanipekun has been appointed Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Board of the University of Lagos in Akoka, Lagos State.

Ali is the new Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Federal University of Agriculture in Abeokuta, Ogun State, while Ahmed, the former SGF, is Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Board at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Kaduna State.

Udoma is the new Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Board of Bayero University in Kano, Kano State, and Ngalari is the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Board of the University of Calabar in Cross River State.

Shinkafi and Yuguda are Pro-Chancellors and Chairmen of the Governing Boards at the Federal University in Jos, Plateau State, and the National Open University of Nigeria, respectively. 

The inauguration and the retreat for Chairmen and Members of the tertiary institution Governing Councils will be held on Thursday, May 30th and Friday, May 31st, 2024.

A few days ago, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) threatened a nationwide strike to protest the lack of governing councils in all federal universities across the country.

With this appointment, the ASUU’s strike threat has been successfully addressed.