FULL LIST: Tinubu Appoints Governing Councils, Boards For Universities, Others

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Governing Councils and Boards for federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.

The list of the reconstituted appointees was contained in a statement issued  by the Permanent Secretary, General Services, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Nnamdi Mbaeri.

He noted that approval was given for the effective management of Nigerian tertiary institutions across the country.

“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the governing councils and boards of federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education for the effective management of Nigerian tertiary institutions across the country,” the statement said.

DAILY GIST recalls that the earlier list of members of the reconstituted governing councils, which was released by the Federal Ministry of Education, was withdrawn following a directive by the President to undertake a thorough review of the nominees.

The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and some other stakeholders had faulted the old list over alleged lopsidedness, among other considerations.

In the new list, prominent leaders and members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) including its pioneer National Chairman and former Governor of Osun State, Adebisi Akande; APC’s Governorship Candidate in the 2023 general election in Kano State, Nasir Gawuna, among others, are appointed.

Also noticeable on the list is the appointment of Lanre Tejuoso, a former Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) who was appointed a member of the Council of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, in the former list, has been named the Chairman of the Governing Council of Joseph Sarwan Tarka University, Makurdi, Benue State, in the new list.

A total of 560 individuals were appointed to the governing councils: five members each, including a chairman for 51 federal universities, 24 federal colleges of education, and 37 federal polytechnics.