Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has appointed a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Plateau State University, Bokkos.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Rufus Bature, in Jos on Friday.
The governor also announced the re-instatement of Prof. Danjuma Sheni as the Vice Chancellor of the institution.
Jega, the immediate past chairman of INEC, was appointed alongside six other council members.
The statement said the re-instatement of Sheni as the substantive Vice Chancellor of the University was with immediate effect.
According to the statement: “The VC is to ensure proper re-positioning of the institution in line with international practices, and to liaise with NUC to fast-track accreditation of programmes and subsequent graduation of two set of final year students.”
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the past administration of Governir Jonah Jang, in October 2014, suspended Sheni as Vice Chancellor.
Jang’s administration had refused an order of the state high court for the re-instatement of Sheni and, instead, appointed Prof. Stephen Mallo as acting Vice Chancellor.
NAN.