FG approves appointment, reassignment of Chancellors to 42 Universities
By Tina Omoregie, Abuja
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu has approved the appointment, reassignment of Chancellors to 42 Universities.
Adamu made this known during a Press Briefing with journalist on Thursday in Abuja.
He noted that appointment will consolidate, foster relationships among communities across the Country.
The Minister urged the Chancellors to serve as moral compass to their respective Universities.
“You will also recall that I recently inaugurated the Governing Councils of Federal Polytechnics and Colleges of Education. The inauguration of Councils is intended to strengthen these Institutions for effective service delivery for national development and global competitiveness.
“The objective of today’s briefing is in line with the resolve of the Federal Government to continuously keep the Nation abreast of developments in each sector. Mr. President has, following the establishment of additional Universities, approved the appointment and/or reassignment of Chancellors to forty-two (42) Federal Universities.
“The exercise is intended to also replace deceased Chancellors of some Federal Universities. As Royal Fathers, these Chancellors are expected to be the moral compass of the various Universities to which they are assigned.
“They have been taken from their kingdoms and primary constituencies to other kingdoms and these appointments are expected to play a role in cementing relationships between communities in the country.
“Let me reiterate that the Chancellors shall be presented to the University Community at an investiture ceremony to be organized by the university for the purpose; or during the next convocation ceremony when the investiture will precede the conferment of degrees at convocation.
“The Chancellor shall in relation to the university take precedence before all other members of the university, and when he is present shall preside at all the meetings of convocation held for conferring degrees.
“The Councils, which are intended to reinvigorate governance through appropriate policies and guidance to the Institutions, would be inaugurated on Thursday, 15th July, 2021 at the Idris Abdulkadir Auditorium, National Universities Commission (NUC) Auditorium at 10am”, he said.
The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education, Arc Sunny Echonu, other Directors were present.
