FG Appoints Premier VC For University of Agriculture, Kebbi
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Prof. Musa Isiyaku Ahmed as the first Vice-Chancellor of the newly established University of Agriculture in Zuru, Kebbi State.
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono, disclosed this while conveying his letter of appointment to him.
According to him, Ahmed’s legacies as the maiden VC of the institution would determine the prominence and pride of place the university would occupy in world universities ranking in the nearest future.
Ahmed, until his appointment, was a professor in the Department of Veterinary, Parasitology and Entomology at the University of Maiduguri, Borno State.
Meanwhile, a statement by the Director of Information, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Theodore Ogaziechi, revealed that the new VC is a fellow of the College of Veterinary Surgeons, Nigeria; Fellow, Institute of Human and Natural Resources; Director, International Technology Centre, University of Maiduguri, among others.
The statement also noted that Ahmed, who is married with children, hails from Borno State with over 36 published works to his credit.
Nanono also conveyed the letter of appointment to the Registrar of the university, Yusuf Abdulazeez Bazata, from Kebbi State, whose appointment was also approved by Buhari for the smooth and unhindered take-off of the university.