By Uchenna Ezeadigwe 


President Bola Tinubu has wielded the big stick by approving the dissolution of the Governing Council of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State, and the removal of Prof. Bernard Ifeanyi Odoh, the new Vice Chancellor, and Mrs. Rosemary Ifoema Nwokike, the Registrar.


The council, led by Ambassador Greg Ozumba Mbadiwe, included five other members: Hafiz Oladejo, Augustine Onyedebelu, and Engr. Amioleran Osahon, and Rtd. Gen. Funsho Oyeneyin.


Their immediate sack was disclosed in a statement released on Wednesday, 20th Nov by the spokesman of the president, Chief Bayo Onanuga


The sacking of the governing council and officials followed reports that the council illegally appointed an unqualified vice-chancellor without following due process.


According to Onanuga, after the controversial appointment, the Federal Government stepped in to address tensions between the university’s Senate and the governing council of the 23-year-old institution.


The government expressed concern over the council’s apparent disregard for the university’s governing laws in its selection process.


In the same vein, President Tinubu also approved the removal of Engr. Ohieku Muhammed Salami as the Pro-chancellor and Chairman of the governing council of the Federal University of Health Sciences in Otukpo, Benue State