President Bola Tinubu has approved fresh appointments to the governing councils of several federal universities, naming respected media scholar Prof. Ralph Akinfeleye among the new council members.
The announcement, contained in a Tuesday statement from the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, also confirmed the appointment of Chisom Obih to the Governing Council of Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State. Obih’s nomination follows the passing of a previous council member.
Akinfeleye, former Head of the Department of Mass Communication at the University of Lagos, will now serve on the Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. He currently chairs the institution’s Centre of Excellence in Multimedia and Cinematography as well as UNILAG Radio 103.1FM and Television.
“Akinfeleye replaces Mr. Wahab Owokoniran, who has been appointed Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Federal University of Transport, Daura, Katsina State,” Onanuga noted.
The President also named Prof. Ibrahim Adamu Yakasai as Vice Chancellor of the newly established Federal University of Health Sciences and Technology, Tsafe, Zamfara State. Other key appointments to the institution include Hamisu Yusuf Yelwa as Registrar, Usman Nakazalle Sanusi as Bursar, and Dr. Shehu Aminu Liman as Librarian.
Yakasai, a retired army colonel and Provost of the College of Health Sciences at Bayero University, Kano, also chairs the Committee of Provosts of Colleges of Medicine in Nigeria. He is a governing council member at the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, Benue State.
According to the statement, Yakasai earned his medical degree (MBBS) at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, before securing a European Economic Commission scholarship for postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom. He later became a member and fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
“He holds a Master’s in Medical Education from the University of Winchester and has also been awarded fellowships by the International College of Surgeons (USA) and the American College of Surgeons,” the statement added.
Yakasai’s career also includes serving as Director-General of the Kano State Hospitals Management Board.
