Jibrilla sacks Adamawa University board, appoints Commissioner as Acting VC

​Adamawa State ​Governor​,​ Mohammed Jibrilla​,​ has appointed his Chief of Staff, Abdulrahman Jimeta, to supervise the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology.
​He also appointed​ the Commissioner for Education, Keletapwa George, as the Acting Vice Chancellor​, Adamawa ​State University​ (ADSU) ​Mubi.

​This followed the sack of the board and management of the university on Wednesday.
Lecturers have been on strike since December 14, 2016​, ​alleging victimisation of union members, reconstitution of the school management, non-implementation of payment of Earned Academic Allowances, ​non-​promotion of staff, ​non-​payment of pension​ and poor funding.

Commissioner for Information, Ahmad Sajoh, in a statement said the acting Vice Chancellor was given a mandate to “immediately restore stability in the institution and put it on the path of progress.”

​”A​ new governing council for the university will be established within the shortest possible time”​, he said.​
​C​ommissioner for Water Resources, Julius Kadala, has been re-assigned to the ministry of education as commissioner; while the Commissioner for higher education, science and technology, Rufai Abubakar, moves to the ministry of Water Resources.
Sajoh said all the appointments are with immediate effect.

He ​directed the board and management of the state university to ensure a smooth and immediate handover to the new leadership.