President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of principal officers and members of the Governing Councils for the newly established Polytechnics and Colleges of Education.
According to a statement signed by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Education, Professor Dakas J. Dakas was appointed as the Chairman of the Federal Polytechnic, Ayede, Oyo State governing Council, while Dr. Taofeek Adekunle becomes the Rector.
Others are Federal Polytechnic, Ohodo, Enugu State, Chief Dr. Sylvester Ameh is the Chairman Governing Council and Prof. Edwin Onyeneje is the Rector, while in Federal Polytechnic Ugep, Cross River, Prof. Andrew Chukumeri is pronounced the Chairman of the Governing Council and Prof. Edward Ntui-Okay, Rector.
Federal Polytechnic, Shendam, Plateau State has Sixtus Abetianbe as Chairman while Dr. Zakari Ya’u is the Rector. Meanwhile, At Federal Polytechnic, Monguno, Borno, Dr. Umar Tambari is the Chairman while Prof. Garba Mohammed is the Rector.
Similarly, Ibrahim Tukur is the Chairman Governing Council of Federal Polytechnic, Wannune, Benue State while Engineer Dr. Terlumun Utser is the Rector; just as The Federal Polytechnic, Daura, Katsina State has Chief Wasiu Olamide as Chairman Governing Council while Federal Polytechnic, Kaltungo, Gombo has Micah Kamat as Chairman.
For the Federal College Education, Iwo, Osun State, Liadi Tella heads the Governing Council while Prof. R. Adebayo is the Provost, Federal College of Education (Technical), Ekhadolor, Edo has Prof. Samuel Osato as Chairman and Dr. Emmanuel Asagha as Provost.
Federal College of Education, Gidan Madi, Sokoto is chaired by Prof. Okoro Nwanko and Faruk Zaki as Provost, College of Education, Odugbo, Benue, Salisu Matori, Chairman, and Prof. Joel Obo-Eriba, Provost; College of Education Jama’Are Bauchi, Hon Aminu Abdulfatah, Chairman, while Prof. Indo Jidda, Provost. Meanwhile, College of Education (Tec), Isu, Ebonyi has Simon Shango as Chairman and Dr. Okey Okechukwu as Provost respectively.
According to the statement signed by Goong, the Chairmen and members of the Governing Council of the affected institutions shall be inaugurated by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu at a date to be announced later.