President Bola Tinubu has appointed Catholic Bishop Matthew Kukah of the Sokoto Diocese as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State.
The announcement was made by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement released on Monday, titled “President Tinubu Appoints Bishop Kukah as Pro-chancellor of Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia.”
This appointment follows President Tinubu’s directive 33 days prior, which ordered the Federal Government to take over Nok University, Kachia, Kaduna State, and transform it into a federal institution. The private university was subsequently renamed the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia.
Onanuga also announced the appointment of principal officers for the university, including Prof. Qurix Barnabas as Vice-Chancellor, Sanusi Adamu as Registrar, Ibrahim Dalhat as Bursar, and Prof. Daniel Abubakar as University Librarian.
“President Tinubu also approved the appointment of Mr Thomas Etuh, representing the North Central, Chief Fabian Nwaora (South East), Prof Femi Taiwo (South West) and Zarah Bukar (North East) as members of the university’s Governing Council,” the statement read.
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“All the appointees were carefully selected based on their distinguished careers, leadership experience, and dedication to advancing education in Nigeria,” Onanuga added.
President Tinubu urged the new appointees to “use their collective expertise to position the university as a hub for academic excellence and research, aligning with the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.” He also called on them to provide visionary leadership and establish a strong foundation for the university’s growth as it prepares to welcome its inaugural student cohort in September 2025.