• Akande, Ita-Giwa, Yuguda, Shittu among appointees
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
In order to ensure and enhance effective management of federal tertiary institutions in Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of their Governing Councils and Boards.
According to a statement released Permanent Secretary for General Services in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, by Nnamdi Mbaeri, a total of 255 individuals have been appointed to these governing bodies.
The appointments include notable figures such as Chief Bisi Akande, who will chair the University of Ibadan’s Governing Council, and Chief Wole Olanipekun, who will lead the University of Lagos’s board.
Other notable appointments include Isa Yuguda, who will chair the National Open University’s board, and Siyan Oyeweso, who will lead Obafemi Awolowo University’s council. Additionally, Adebayo Shittu will chair the governing board of David Umahi University of Medicine in Ebonyi State, while Muiz Banire and Senator Florence Ita Giwa have been appointed to lead the Federal University of Transportation in Katsina State and the Federal Polytechnic in Ugep, Cross River State, respectively.
The statement read, “His Excellency, President Bola Tinubu, has approved the reconstitution of Governing Councils and Boards of Federal Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education for the effective management of Nigerian tertiary institutions across the country.”