Breaking: Tinubu Gives Appointment to Bishop Kukah, Eight Others, Full List Emerges

• President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of Bishop Matthew Kukah as the pro-chancellor and chairman of the governing council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kaduna
• The president also announced the appointments of eight other members of the university's governing council
• Bishop Kukah is one of the prominent and respected clerics in Nigeria and he is the co-convener of the National Peace Accord committee

President Bola Tinubu has given a fresh appointment to Bishop Matthew Kukah. Bishop Kukah is the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese. He was appointed as the chairman of the governing council and pro-chancellor of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kashia, Kaduna state.

This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu's special adviser on information and strategy, and sent to Legit.ng on Monday, March 17.

After Bishop Kukah, others Tinubu appointed

Also, the president gave appointments to other principal officers of the institution. The new appointees are Prof. Qurix Williams Barnabas (the vice chancellor), Sanusi Gambo Adamu (Registrar), Ibrahim Dalhat (Bursar), and Prof. Daniel Abubakar (Librarian).

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According to the statement, Tinubu also appointed four other governing council members to represent four regions of the country. The appointees are Prof Femi Taiwo (South West), Thomas Etuh (North Central), Zarah Bukar (North East) and Chief Fabian Nwaora (South East).

The statement explained that the appointees were carefully selected by the president because of their respected career, dedication to advancing education in Nigeria and leadership experience.

The president then urged the new appointees to use their collective experience in repositioning the federal university as an academic excellence and research hub. He added that such should be aligned with his government's renewed hope agenda.

President Tinubu also urged Bishop Kukah and others to provide visionary leadership and lay a solid foundation for the institution to grow as it prepares to commence admission of its first cohort of students in September 2025.

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Recall that the institution was formerly known as Nok University. It was renamed the Federal University of Applied Sciences after the federal government took over the assets.

Bishop Kukah is one of the well-respected religious leaders in Nigeria. He is the co-convener of the National Peace Committee along with former military leader, General Abdulsalami Abubakar. The committee has been a key player in every election in Nigeria.

The National Peace Committee often organised peace accords for politicians, particularly presidential and governorship elections, ahead of the poll. Other signatories to the peace accord are the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies and election observers.

Source: Legit.ng