By Mustapha Muhammad
The Pro-chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Federal University Lokoja, Professor Zubairu Tajo Abdullah, has debunked the rumours that he has anointed a particular candidate to succeed the outgoing Vice-chancellor, Professor Olayemi Durotimi Akinyemi.
The Pro-chancellor who emphasized his commitment to create a fair environment for all aspiring Vice-chancellors, assured that his team’s credibility and dedication to unbiased processes, will never be compromised under whatever guise.
The Pro-chancellor who was reacting in an interview to a recent Education Monitor report that he has anointed a particular candidate that is being packaged to succeed the outgoing Vice-chancellor, described the report as false, malicious, and devoid of substance that was deliberately intended to blackmail him and his team of credible members even before the commencement of the real process for the appointment of a new Vice,-chancellor.
Professor Abdullah emphasized his commitment to maintaining the integrity and credibility of the university’s appointment process. “We are committed to following, religiously, the rules and processes guiding the appointment of a Vice-chancellor for the University”, he added.
The Pro-chancellor stressed that since his appointment, he has been urging his fellow council members to shun any act that will compromise their integrity, especially in the process of appointing the University’s Vice-chancellor, so that their names will be written in gold as the most transparent set of council in the history of the University.
He advised all stakeholders of the University, particularly contenders of the coveted and exalted stool to take them into confidence and to pray for them to achieve their desire to appoint a Vice-chancellor that has all it takes to move the University to enviable heights.
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