President Tinubu Sacks Nnamdi Azikiwe University Governing Council, VC and Registrar
In an official statement released by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the university governing council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) has been sacked.
The president sacked the vice chancellor, registrar and all the members of the university governing council.
The sacked vice chancellor was allegedly unqualified for the office, and all effort to have a proper election was ab*rted by the sacked vice chancellor.
According to the official statement from the presidency, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the dissolution of the Governing Council of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State, and the removal of Prof. Bernard Ifeanyi Odoh, the new Vice Chancellor, and Mrs. Rosemary Ifoema Nwokike, the registrar”.
The council, led by Ambassador Greg Ozumba Mbadiwe, included five other members: Hafiz Oladejo, Augustine Onyedebelu, and Engr. Amioleran Osahon, and Rtd. Gen. Funsho Oyeneyin.
The sacking of the governing council and officials followed reports that the council illegally appointed an unqualified vice-chancellor without following due process.
After the controversial appointment, the Federal Government stepped in to address tensions between the university’s Senate and the governing council of the 33-year-old institution.
The government expressed concern over the council’s apparent disregard for the university’s governing laws in its selection process.
The decision followed Salami’s illegal actions, including suspending the Vice-Chancellor without following the prescribed procedures.
The statement further reads, “Despite the Federal Ministry of Education’s call for the unlawful suspension to be revoked, Engr. Salami refused to comply. Instead, he resorted to abusive and threatening behaviour towards the Ministry’s Directors, including the Permanent Secretary.
President Tinubu warned the councils not to create distractions in their universities as his government is focused on improving the country’s education standards”.
