Prof. A.S. Mikailu Emerges UNILORIN New Pro-Chancellor/Chairman Governing Council
Prof. Aminu Salihu Mikailu
The Federal Government has appointed a former Vice Chancellor of Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Prof. Aminu Salihu Mikailu, the new Pro -Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the University of Ilorin.
A statement by the University’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, said the appointment was announced at the weekend by the Federal Ministry of Education, which also constituted new Governing Councils for several other federal tertiary education institutions in the country.
According to Akogun, other members of the reconstituted UNILORIN Governing Council are Amina Yusuf Garba, mni, Barr Auwalu Abdullahi, Babayo Shehu, and Aisha Gunabi.
He said that the University already had in place seven elected internal members of the Governing Council, representing the University Senate (four members), Congregation (two Members), and Convocation (one member), as well as the Principal Officers of the University, with the Registrar as the Council Secretary.
Akogun further disclosed that “the new Governing Council Chairman has, at different times, held the position of Vice Chancellor of Usman Dan Fodiyo University, Sokoto, (1999 – 2004); Vice Chancellor, Kaduna State University, (2004 – 2006); and Acting Vice Chancellor, Nasarawa State University, (2013 – 2014).
He had also served as Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Omoku, Rivers State.
The new Governing Council will be inaugurated alongside those of other federal tertiary education institutions at a date to be announced by the National Universities Commission”, Akogun said.
A.S. Mikailu is a Professor of Management Accounting and Finance at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Sokoto state.
The Acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki, had hinted that the Federal Government is working assiduously to reconstitute the governing councils of the 61 federal universities as soon as possible.
Maiyaki spoke while reacting to the two-week ultimatum issued by members of Academic Staff Union Universities (ASUU) for the government to reconstitute the governing councils earlier dissolved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu several months ago.
He further said government was working thoroughly on the list of nominees to ensure that only the best are engaged to complement the efforts of government in repositioning university education in the country.
Meanwhile, less than 72 hours after the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) demanded the immediate reinstatement of suspended governing councils of universities and the composition of others, the Nigerian government has released the list of governing councils for 111 federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.
The former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega; two prominent Nigerian lawyers and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Wole Olanipekun and Yusuf Alli; former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Peter Okebukola, and labour activist, Issa Aremu, are among the individuals appointed to lead the councils of various academic institutions.
ASUU had on Tuesday issued a two-week ultimatum to the Nigerian government to address its key concerns including what it described as the illegal dissolution of governing councils of the universities, continued payment of its members’ salaries using the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), among other issues.
But in response to the threat, the Federal Ministry of Education said the concerns were being addressed, noting that the list of the council members would soon be released.
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