President Bola Tinubu has appointed new governing council members for three federal universities following his dissolution of the University of Abuja council and the removal of its Vice-Chancellor, Aisha Maikudi, over eligibility issues. According to a statement by Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the new appointments fill key administrative vacancies at the University of Abuja, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The newly appointed council members for the University of Abuja include Rosemary Egonmwan, Adedeji Adefuye, Sarki Abdulkadir, and Aminu Dukku. For the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, the President appointed Ogbonna Odo and Muhammad Tahir. Meanwhile, the new representatives for Nnamdi Azikiwe University are Nkem Okeke, Ofoke Ugbala, Dame Yakowa, and Nojeeb Agunbiade. The article also briefly notes related headlines involving Peter Obi.
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