FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DIRECTS OUTGOING VICE CHANCELLORS TO HANDOVER TO DEPUTIES 29-05-24
By Sadiq Aminu The Federal Government has directed outgoing Vice Chancellors in federal universities to handover to their deputies to temporarily serve in acting capacity as their tenure elapses.
A letter by the Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission, Chris Maiyaki, to the outgoing Vice Chancellors explains that the move was prompted by a directive from the Federal Ministry of Education, which duly notified the Commission on the end of tenure of some vice chancellors.
It says the appointment of the temporary acting vice chancellors should be done through the recommendations of the Universities’ senates.
According to the letter, the soon-to-be inaugurated governing councils of the Universities will appoint Acting Vice Chancellors who would be in charge for a period not less than 6 months, during which the process for appointing a substantive Vice-Chancellors would commence.
A copy of the letter obtained by newsmen in Abuja reads in full: “I write, further to previous communication Ref. No. NUC/ES/138/Vol. 65/88 and dated 27 May 2024, to convey the directive of the Federal Ministry of Education, vide its letter Ref. No. FME/TE/CỰ/130/T6/458 and dated 28 May 2024 (copy attached), to the effect that 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 Governing Councils, after their inauguration, will appoint Acting Vice-Chancellors for a period not less than 6 months, during which they will commence the process of appointing a substantive Vice-Chancellors.
This circular takes pre-eminence over our earlier communication on the same subject.
Please accept the assurances of my highest considerations, always.”