Abuja, Nigeria – E don happen, my people! President Bola Tinubu don shake things up as he appoint new members for the governing councils of major universities dem, wey include University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU). This one hot gan! No be small wahala for the University of Abuja, as Tinubu also dissolve dem Governing Council and sack the vice-chancellor, Aisha Maikudi. Wetin she do? Na wetin we dey find out. All eyes dey on dis matter!
According to the presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, the new members for UNIABUJA include Prof. Rosemary Iriowen Egonmwan from South-South, Dr. Adedeji Adefuye from South West, Prof. Sarki Abba Abdulkadir come from North West, and Prof. Aminu Mohammed Dukku from North East. Na serious business dis matter be, as dem don put proper people for power (after dem satisfy the eligibility criteria, of course!).
For University of Nigeria, dem appoint Rt. Hon. Barr. Ogbonna Eugene Odo (South East) and Muhammad Inuwa Tahir (North West). Nnamdi Azikiwe University no go carry last as dem get Dr. Nkem Okeke (South East), Ofoke Chukwuma Charles Ugbala (South East), Dame Amina Patrick Yakowa (North West), and Nojeeb Oriola Agunbiade (South West) join dem council. Na big names wey go fit carry the institution forward, but we go see wetin dem go do when dem start work!
Meanwhile, make we shift our attention to Rivers State. The Senate don open mouth as dem announce say Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, Rivers Sole Administrator, go appear before the Ad-hoc Committee wey dey oversee emergency rule for the state. E go defend di 2025 budget! Na wa o, after all dis shake-up, na wetin dem go serve us? E get as dis kind matter dey choke.
Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, talk say dem don set up 18-member committee wey go ensure everything dey go smoothly for di budget matter. Him even talk say: “This inaugural meeting na necessary ritual to enable the committee do wetin dem suppose do.” Dem no wan make governance dey suffer for Rivers State during dis emergency rule wey President Tinubu declare on March 18.
Bamidele emphasize say di committee go make sure say wetin dem dey do dey follow di law and na dem go oversee all actions of di sole administrator. If nobody say dem na ‘Papa’ for di matter, wetin dem go fit do to hold am accountable? Di pressure don dey mount, as dem don start to outline wetin dem go do for di budget defence process.
We fit just dey imagine how di Sole Administrator, Accountant-General, and Permanent Secretary go dey handle dis matter, but one thing we sabi be say, di committee don set work plan to guide dem. Na serious matter wey dey involve plenty people but we dey trust say dem go handle am well. If na Naija style, e fit mean say we go dey hear more gossips and drama on top di matter. We dey watch as e go unfold!
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