Buhari Appoints Rivers Monarch Chancellor For Katsina University
President Muhammadu Buhari, has appointment Chairman of the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers and Amayanabo of Opobo Kingdom, King Dandeson, as Pro-Chancellor of the Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina.
The highly respected monarch was among 13 other first class traditional rulers in the country appointed and reassigned as chancellors of 42 federal universities in Nigeria. Some other elder statesmen also made the list.
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The appointment was disclosed by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, at a news briefing in Abuja.
He said the new chancellors shall be presented to the university community at an investiture ceremony to be organised during the next convocation of the various institutions.
“The chancellor shall in relation to the university take precedence before all other members of the university, and when he is present shall preside at all the meetings of convocation held for conferring degrees,” he said.
The appointed chancellors include: HRM Prof James Ortese Iorzua Ayatse, the Tor Tiv (University of Benin), Oba Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe Aladesanmi III. CON, JP. Ewi of Ado-Ekiti (Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi), HM Obi Ofala Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, Obi of Onitsha, (Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria), and HRM Oba Aremu Gbadebo, Alake of Egbaland, (Alex Ekwueme University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State).
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Others are HM, Oba Ewuare 11, Oba of Benin (Bayero University, Kano), HRM King W. S. Joshua Igbugburu X, Con, Ibenanawei of Bomo Kingdom, (Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State), HRM Professor Joseph Chike Edozien CFR, Asagba of Asaba, (Federal University Gashua, Yobe), HRH Alhaji (Dr.) Mohammadu Abali Ibn Mohammed Idris, CON, Emir of Fika (Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State).
King Dandeson Douglas Jaja Jeki, Amanyanabo of Opobo Kingdom, (Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina), HRH Alhaji Abubakar Shehu Abubakar III, Emir of Gombe (Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike) and HRH, Justice Sidi Bage Muhammad 1, Emir of Lafia (Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa), among others.
