Adamu Ahmed appointed new ABU VC
The Governing Council of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) has approved the appointment of Adamu Ahmed as the new Vice-Chancellor of the institution.
This is contained in a statement issued by Auwalu Umar, the director of public affairs of the university on Wednesday in Zaria.
The appointment of Mr Ahmed, he said, was on Wednesday, after the 209th special council meeting, presided over by its chairman, Mahmud Yayale-Ahmed.
In June 2024, President Bola Tinubu appointed Mr 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.
Mr Ahmed, an academic and administrator, has spent over three decades at the ABU, where he taught and mentored students.
His academic journey began at ABU, where he earned his first, second, and PhD degrees.
Mr 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)
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