FG appoints ex-Kwara assembly speaker Gusau varsity council chair
The federal government has appointed a former speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Yissa Ezekiel as the chairman of Federal University, Gusau Governing Board chairman.
The minister of education, Adamu Adamu, On Monday inaugurated 13 federal universities council members in Abuja.
The universities are Federal university Lokoja, Federal University; Lafia Nasarawa; Federal University, Kashere, Gombe; Federal university Wukari Taraba; Federal University Dutsin Ma, Katsina; Federal University Dutse Jigawa; Ndufu Alike Ebonyi; Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Federal University, Otuoke; Federal University, Birin Kebbi; Federal University Gusau; Federal University Zamfara; Federal University Gashua, Yobe; and Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo Benue.
The minister asked the governing boards to block loopholes and generate ideas that will increase the internally generated revenue of the universities.
He also tasked them to comply with the Federal Character Commission in the appointment of officers.
According to him, the major critical areas of challenge is inadequate funding as well judicious use available resources, so let me advise you to come up with new creative ways to improve funding in your institution.
“You will have to block the loopholes where the IGR slides away, I urge you to also comply and respect the rule of the Federal Character Commission in the appointment of your officers,” he said.
He said the visitation panels will be visiting the universities in the next weeks, “ the new council members to effectively cooperate with the panel so as to lay a good foundation.”
