Reports have it that the Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe has intervened into the crisis over the selection of a new Vice-Chancellor of the institution.
According to reports, the Chancellor in a letter to the federal ministry of education and National Universities Commission, NUC, urged them to take urgent steps towards resolving the situation.
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With the interview of candidates scheduled for January 21 and 23 and a Governing Council meeting for January 23 for a final decision, the Chancellor urged the governor body to act immediately.
Excerpt from the letter reads, “If the Hon. Minister is satisfied that the Governing Council is unable as a body to peacefully and harmoniously complete this important assignment in the life of any university, it would be very prudent to urgently set up an independent body under the ministry/NUC to complete the selection of the new Vice-Chancellor.”
