President Tinubu appoints Catholic Bishop Kukah Pro-Chancellor of Kaduna varsity

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State.

In addition to Kukah’s appointment, the President also appointed principal officers for the university, including Qurix Williams Barnabas as Vice Chancellor, Sanusi Gambo Adamu as Registrar, Ibrahim Dalhat as bursar, and Daniel Abubakar as university Librarian amongst others.

The President urged the appointees to leverage their expertise in shaping the university into a center of academic excellence and innovation.

This was contained in a statement by the Special Assistant to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Monday, 17th of March 2025.

The statement partly reads:

“President Bola Tinubu has appointed Bishop Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State.

“Additionally, the President appointed principal officers for the university, including Prof. Qurix Williams Barnabas as Vice Chancellor, Sanusi Gambo Adamu as Registrar, Ibrahim Dalhat as bursar, and Prof. Daniel Abubakar as university Librarian.

“President Tinubu also approved the appointment of Mr Thomas Etuh, representing the North Central, Chief Fabian Nwaora (South East), Prof Femi Taiwo (South West) and Zarah Bukar (North East). as members of the university’s Governing Council.

“All the appointees were carefully selected based on their distinguished careers, leadership experience, and dedication to advancing education in Nigeria.

“President Tinubu implored them to use their collective expertise to position the university as a hub for academic excellence and research, aligning with the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>