The country’s president, Muhammadu Buhari have replaced the vice-chancellors of 13 Nigerian universitie.
New leaders have been named for the National Open University of
Nigeria and for 12 federal universities that were established by former
president Goodluck Jonathan.
No reason was given for the move, which was accompanied by the announcement of new governing councils for the institutions.
The Coalition of Civil Society Groups condemned the president’s
actions as a “a gross violation of the laws of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, which guarantees universities’ autonomy”, The Nation reported.
In a letter to Mr Buhari, the CCSG said that the governing council of
the National Open University was the only body authorised to replace
the vice-chancellor, and complained that four of the new
vice-chancellors were from Bayero University Kano.
This, the coalition said, represented the appointment of “friends and cronies without following due process”.
However, Michael Faborode, secretary general of the Committee of
Vice-Chancellors, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the contracts of
nine of the university leaders had expired.
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“It will be unfair to say that they were sacked: they have exhausted
their tenure; when your tenure is not renewed, it does not mean you are
sacked,” Professor Faborode said. “I do not know the reasons why the
vice-chancellors of the other three universities were affected.”
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