President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 560 individuals as chairmen and members of the governing councils of federal government-owned tertiary institutions across the country.

Tinubu approved the reconstituted governing councils and boards of federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education.

The appointment was announced by the Permanent Secretary for General Services in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Nnamdi Mbaeri, in a statement released on Friday.

Mbaeri stated that approval had been granted for the effective management of Nigerian tertiary institutions across the country.

The new appointees include Emmanuel Jekade (Chairman, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi State), Kola Adefemi (Member, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi State), Yayale Ahmed (Chairman, Ahmadu Bello University, Kaduna State), Tony Nebo (Chairman, Alex Ekwueme University), Ndufu Alike (Ebonyi State), and Agboola Mojeed Olayiwola.

Others include: Afees Bolaji Repete (Member, Federal University Technology, Owerri, Imo State), Pastor Sikiru Adebayo Raji ( Member, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State), Hon. Dapo Lam-Adeshina (Member, Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo, Ondo State), Prof. S. G. Adewumi (Member, Federal University of Transportation, Daura, Katsina State)

Odeleye Steven Abimbola (Member, Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State), Barr Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu (Chairman, King David Umahi Federal University of Medical Sciences, Uburu, Ebonyi State), Hon. Hafiz Oladejo (Member, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Oka, Anambra), H. E. Engr. Abdulrauf Olaniyan (Member, Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, Oyo State), Engr. Asimiyu Alarape from Oke Ogun (Member, Federal College of Education, Ondo State).

Prof. Olatunde Adepoju (Chairman, Federal College of Education, Ilawe, Ekiti State), Olanrewaju Olasupo (Member, Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe, Bayelsa State), Olukunle Abiola ( Member, Federal Polytechnic, UGEP, Cross River State), Ayodeji Abass-Aleshilnoye (Member, Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Ebonyi State), Wasiu Ajimobi (Member, Federal Polytechnic, Kaduna, Kaduna State), Salam Nofisat Titilayo (Member, Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa State), Olalekan Micheal Famurewa (Member, Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State), Oparemi Kazeem Olasunkanmi (Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State).

Ademubowale Mercy Adelabu (Chairman, Federal Polytechnic, Ayede, Oyo State), Chief (Mrs) Monisola Tegbe, (Member, Federal Polytechnic, Ayede, Ogbomoso, Oyo State), Chief (Mrs) Tinuade Adigun, (Member, Federal College of Education, Ilawe. Ekiti State), Abdullahi Olanrewaju Idowu, (Member, Federal University of Education, Zaria, Kaduna State), Dr Mobolaji Omobowale (Member, University of Maiduguri, Borno State), and Idowu Akeem Babatunde (Member, University of Ilorin, Kwara State).

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