Tinubu appoints Obih, Akinfeleye to AE-FUNAI, OAU governing councils

…names principal officers for Health Sciences University

By Kunle Sanni –

President Bola Tinubu has approved new appointments to the governing councils of two federal universities and named principal officers for the Federal University of Health Sciences and Technology, Tsafe, Zamfara State.

Hon. Chisom D. Obih has been appointed to the Governing Council of Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, to fill the vacancy created by the death of a council member.

The President also appointed Prof. Ralph Akinfeleye, a renowned communications scholar and former Head of the Department of Mass Communication at the University of Lagos, to the Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

The appointments were announced on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

Akinfeleye replaces Mr. Wahab Owokoniran, who was recently named Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Federal University of Transport, Daura, Katsina State.

In a related development, President Tinubu appointed Prof. Ibrahim Adamu Yakasai as Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Health Sciences and Technology, Tsafe. Other principal officers named are Mr. Hamisu Yusuf Yelwa as Registrar, Usman Nakazalle Sanusi as Bursar, and Dr. Shehu Aminu Liman as Librarian.

Prof. Yakasai, a retired Nigerian Army Colonel and Provost of the College of Health Sciences at Bayero University, Kano, is an accomplished medical professional with extensive academic and administrative experience. He holds multiple fellowships, including those from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (UK), the International College of Surgeons (USA), and the American College of Surgeons.