From Joseph Asegba, Yola
The Modibbo Adama University Governing Council Yola has charged the newly appointed management staffers to be steadfast, committed and fair to all in the discharge of their various responsibilities.
The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council. H E Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi made this at the recent 102nd meeting held in November 2024, where he approved the appointments of Mustafa Usman Migawa Registrar, Prof. Zainab Abdullahi University Librarian and Engr. Umaru Kawu as Director of Works of the Institution.
A statement signed by the Institutions Information and Protocol Officer, Aminu Julde Gurumpawo, said the appointments were made after the consideration of the report of a selection board and interview of shortlisted candidates.
The statement read. Thus, the Pro chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council H. E Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi, while congratulating the new Principal Officers and Director on their appointments, encouraged them to be steadfast, committed and fair to all in the discharge of their various responsibilities.
Shinkafi noted the newly appointed Registrar, Mustafa Usman Migawa, a 1992 graduate of Economics from the University of Maiduguri, holds an M.Sc In Economics and an MBA in Finance. He joined the services of the University in 1998 and rose through the ranks to become a Senior Deputy Registrar in charge of Council Affairs.
Prof. Zainab Abdullahi, the University Librarian, holds a B.Sc in Library Science from the University of Maiduguri, an M.Sc in Library Science and a PhD in Information Science. She joined the University in 2009 as a Graduate Assistant and rose through the ranks to become a Professor.
He said Prof. Abdullahi has long served as the Head of the Department of Library and Information Science and recently Acting University Librarian.
While Engr. Umaru Kawu, the Director of Works, is a graduate of Electrical Engineering from Bayero University, Kano and until his appointment, was a Deputy Director in the Works Department of the University.
The Pro-Chancellor H E Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi their appointments are with immediate effect.
