ABUJA, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)-Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has directed the cancellation of all illegal land allocations and encroachments affecting the premises of Northwest University, Kano, while receiving the institution’s first female Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Amina Bayero.
The governor also ordered that all outstanding earned academic allowances owed to staff of the state-owned university be settled before the end of December.
Yusuf issued the directives at the 35th meeting of the State Executive Council, during which the university’s Pro-Chancellor led members of the Governing Council and management on a courtesy visit to formally introduce Prof. Bayero as the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor.
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In a statement released on Thursday by his spokesperson, Sunusi Tofa, the governor praised the Governing Council for appointing a substantive Vice-Chancellor through what he described as a thorough and transparent selection process.
He said, “The appointment of a substantive Vice-Chancellor after a transparent process is critical to the stability and growth of the university, and this administration will continue to support the institution to achieve academic excellence.”
The governor encouraged Bayero, a founding academic staff member and the university’s first female Vice-Chancellor, to carry out her duties with dedication and collaborate with all stakeholders to advance the institution throughout her five-year tenure.
He further instructed the state Commissioner for Land and Physical Planning to review the university’s land assets and withdraw all illegal allocations and encroachments allegedly made under the previous administration.
“Northwest University must be protected from all forms of land encroachment. Any illegal allocation on its land will be revoked without hesitation,” Yusuf said.
Earlier, the Pro-Chancellor, Prof. Hafiz Abubakar, disclosed that the process leading to the appointment of the new Vice-Chancellor spanned about 10 months and received unanimous approval from the Governing Council, noting that her emergence had been widely applauded.
In her remarks, Bayero thanked the state government for the opportunity to serve and affirmed her resolve to reposition the university.
“I am fully committed to this responsibility, and my 14-point agenda is focused on strengthening academic standards, administration and the overall growth of the university,” she said.