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Kano varsity lecturers demand removal of ABU VC, reject appointment of VC

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4 weeks ago

June 15, 2025

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education (YUMSFUEK), branch has demanded immediate removal of Chairman, Governing Council of the institution, Professor Ahmad Adamu.

The university lecturers argued that the dual role of Professor Adamu who currently serves as Vice Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello university Zaria and Chairman YUMSFUEK Governing Council constitutes glaring conflict of interest, and stagnating the transition process of Kano varsity.

Besides, ASUU reject alleged plan by the university’s council to appoint new Vice Chancellor, without due process and subsequently reposition Dr. Sadi Mohammed Sirajo as acting Deputy Vice Chancellor.

ASUU made the demand in a petition jointly signed by its Chairman, Dr. Bashir Ibrahim and five other members, addressed to Minister of Education, Dr. Marauf Tunji Alausa and made available to journalists on Sunday in Kano.

According to the petition, ASUU alleged that the Governing Council has violated statutory provisions of the University Act and acting in bad faith to impose a predetermined candidate as VC, after the expiration of Dr. Said Mohammed Sirajo’s tenure four months ago.

“The entire process was a charade orchestrated by a compromised Governing Council that deliberately excluded critical stakeholders, violated statutory provisions, and acted in bad faith to impose a predetermined candidate.

” First the council is incomplete and illegitimate, as it deliberately excluded statutory members representing the University Senate, Congregation, and Convocation—a gross violation of the Federal Universities (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (as amended). This Act mandates that the Council must include representatives from these critical bodies to ensure fairness, transparency, and stakeholder inclusion in university governance.

“The deliberate refusal to appoint these representatives exposes a sinister agenda to truncate the upgrading and transition of the institution to a university, manipulate the VC selection process, rendering all decisions taken by the Council null and void”. ASUU arged.

On the position of the ABU VC, the university lecturers submitted, ” The Chairman of the Governing Council, who currently serves as the Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has demonstrated a clear lack of competence, foresight, and impartiality in governing YUMSFUEK’s affairs.

“His dual role constitutes a glaring conflict of interest, as his primary loyalty remains with ABU, not YUMSFUEK.
Under his leadership, the Council has operated with secrecy, bias, and a complete disregard for due process.

“His lopsided administration has entrenched divisions, sidelined dissenting voices, and facilitated the imposition of his favoured candidate as VC. His continued chairmanship is a direct threat to the stability and progress of YUMSFUEK, and he must be relieved immediately”.

The petition accused the outgoing Acting VC, Dr. Sirajo of exceeding his legal tenure, and obstructed the university’s upgrade as well as misleading the Council and suppressing progress. ASUU alleged that Dr. Sirajo is prepared to victimize some members and deny them rights and privilege for opposing his continued stay in office.

In their demands, ASUU wanted reconstitution of the Council with consideration of all statutory members include representatives of the Senate, Congregation, host community, and
alumni.

They also urged the Federal government to probe all the fraudulent process in the university with appropriate sanctions to those involved and direct restoration of all withheld promotion, allowances and other entitlements.

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President Tinubu Announces Buhari’s Passing ,Directs VP To UK To Accompany Body Back Home

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7 hours ago

July 13, 2025

Nigerian Tracker

President Tinubu announces President Buhari’s passing, directs VP Shettima to the UK to accompany body back home

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the passing of his predecessor, President Muhammadu Buhari.

President Buhari died today in London at about 4.30 pm, following a prolonged illness.

President Tinubu has spoken with Mrs Aishat Buhari, the former President’s widow and offered his deep condolences.

President Tinubu has also directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to proceed to the United Kingdom to accompany President Muhammadu Buhari’s body back to Nigeria.

Former President Buhari was twice elected Nigeria’s President in 2015 and 2023.

He also served as military head of state between January 1984 and August 1985.

President Tinubu has ordered flags at half-staff as a mark of respect for the departed leader.

Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President,
Information and Strategy
Sunday, July 13, 2025

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Breaking:Former President Muhammadu Buhari Is Dead

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8 hours ago

July 13, 2025

Nigerian Tracker

Late Former President Muhammadu Buhari

The immediate past President of Nigeria Muhammad Buhari is dead .

According to his former media aid Bashir Ahmad posted on his Facebook page that Baba is dead.

In another statement by former senior special assistant to Buhari on media Garba Shehu made the following statement in his X handle as follows

“INNA LILLAHI WA INNA ILAIHIR RAJI’UN.

The family of the former president has announced the passing on of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, this afternoon in a clinic in London.

May Allah accept him in Aljannatul Firdaus, Amin.”

Signed,
Garba Shehu
13-07-25.

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ADC urges Tinubu to disclose his whereabouts for five days after BRICS summit

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10 hours ago

July 13, 2025

Nigerian Tracker

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has challenged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to tell Nigerians where he has been for five days since the end of the BRICS Summit in Brazil according to the gazette.

The president, who returned in the early hours of Sunday, had been missing from public view since the end of the Summit in Brazil without any official explanation as to his whereabouts.

The full statement read:

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) extends a weary welcome to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for finally returning to the country five days after the end of the 2025 BRICS Summit, which held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Since the summit ended on Monday, July 7th, all the other world leaders who were in attendance returned home, briefed their citizens, and got back to work. But our President? He only reappeared in Abuja in the early hours of Sunday, July 13, without a word, without a briefing, or any explanation as to why his return to the country had been delayed.

A whole five days is significant in the life of a country, especially a country like ours battling with several existential challenges of insecurity and a tottering economy that has made life increasingly difficult for the majority of Nigerians. The president was not on holidays, he was on official duty. We therefore cannot wish those five days away, and we demand a clear explanation for them.

The ADC also notes with concern that this disdain for accountability around the President’s overseas trip has become a distinct hallmark of this administration.

In January 2024, a so-called “private visit” to France turned into a two-week disappearance. No photos, and no statements from our President.

In April 2024, President Tinubu travelled to the Netherlands and then to Riyadh for the World Economic Forum. The summit ended on April 29th, 2024, but there was not a word from him until May 8th, 2024. Those were nine days of unexplained vacuum.

In August 2024, President Tinubu flew to China via Dubai. After his engagements in Beijing, he vanished from public view on September 5th and mysteriously surfaced in London on September 11th. He was missing for six days—no explanations, no letter transmitted to the National Assembly, just silence.

And in the same August 2024, the President also embarked on yet another “brief work stay” in Paris. He remained incommunicado for three days, then quietly returned, as if the nation does not deserve to know.

Each episode of Mr. President’s mysterious disappearances has sparked all manners of speculations and rumours that are not only unhealthy to the polity, but also endangers Nigeria’s perception in the eyes of the world.

We urge Nigerians to take note. A president that disappears without explanation cannot be trusted to be present to solve the crises that we face. A president that vanishes without accountability has no moral authority to demand sacrifice from citizens. Most importantly, a ruling party that makes excuses for these serial disappearances has nothing but contempt for the people it governs and has no regard for accountability.

Signed:

Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi

Interim National Publicity Secretary

African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Spokesman of the Coalition.