Governing Council of Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria, has approved the appointment of Professor Adamu Ahmed as the new Vice Chancellor.
This was contained in a statement issued by the institution’s Director of Public Affairs, Malam Auwalu Umar, in Zaria, yesterday.
Ahmed’s appointment, yesterday, according to Umar, was made after the 209th Special Council meeting, presided over by its Chairman, Alhaji Mahmud Yayale-Ahmed.
NAN reports that in June 2024, President Bola Tinubu appointed Professor Ahmed, a distinguished scholar of urban and regional planning, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Education, Kano.
Ahmed, an academic and administrator, has spent over three decades at ABU, where he taught and mentored students.
His academic journey began at ABU, where he earned his first, second and PhD degrees.
Ahmed has held various leadership positions, including Head of Urban and Regional Planning, Deputy Director of ABU Consultancy Services and Director of the Directorate of University Advancement. NAN
