The Federal Government has directed outgoing vice chancellors (VCs) in federal universities to nominate their deputies to serve as acting vice chancellors.
The National Universities Commission (NUC) conveyed this directive in a letter dated May 28, 2024, to the outgoing VCs.
The letter, signed by the acting Executive Secretary of NUC, Chris Maiyaki, stated that the move was prompted by a directive from the Federal Ministry of Education, which informed the Commission about the end of tenure of some vice chancellors.
The commission emphasised that the appointment of the acting vice chancellors should be done through the recommendations of the universities’ senates.
The letter highlighted that the soon-to-be inaugurated governing councils of the universities would subsequently appoint acting vice chancellors after their inauguration.
A copy of the letter obtained by Plateau news in Abuja on Wednesday stated, “Vice-Chancellors of Federal Universities, who are rounding up their tenures, are to nominate, through the recommendation of their Senates, a Deputy Vice-Chancellor that will oversee the office of the Vice-Chancellor in a temporary capacity.”
The letter further stated that the appointed acting vice-chancellors would serve for a minimum period of six months, during which the process of appointing a substantive Vice-Chancellor would commence.
This mandate from the Federal Government will ensure a smooth transition of leadership in federal universities and provide the necessary continuity until the appointment of new vice-chancellors.
Gom Mirian- Report
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