Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has in reconstituting the governing board of the Plateau State University (PLASU), Bokkos, appointed immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega as the Pro-chancellor and Chairman of the board.
A press statement signed by the Governor’s director of press affairs, Mr. Nanle Emmauel said the appointment, which took effect from the 14th of August, was aimed at “repositioning the institution for effective educational training and research in line with international best practices.”
Lalong has also approved the immediate reinstatement of former Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Danjuma Sheni, who was disengaged by his predecessor, Senator Jonah Jang as the substantive Vice Chancellor of the university.
The statement added that, “Also the governor has reaffirmed the appointment of the pioneer and current Chancellor of the university, The Soun of Ogbomosho Land, Oba Jimoh Oladunni Oyewumi Ajegundade.”
Others on the university council include Chief Samuel G. Mafuyai, Professor Rahila Gowon, Chief James Barry, Chief Musa G. Izam (Northern Zone), Professor Seddi Sebastine Maimako, Barr. Zingfa D. Galam (Southern Zone), and a representative of the National Universities Commission (NUC).
Lalong, while charging the appointees to put in the best of their experience, exposure and commitment in service for the good of humanity and the state, added that the council shall be inaugurated soon.
Meanwhile, Lalong has also visited the NUC headquarters in Abuja, where he held talks with the leadership of the commission with a view of getting the various courses of the university accredited.
