President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr Chisom Obih to the Governing Council of Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State.

‎Presidential spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, who announced the appointment in a statement issued Tuesday in Abuja, said ‎Obih’s appointment followed the death of a member of the council.

Onanuga said the President also appointed Prof. Ralph Akinfeleye to the Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State.

‎Akinfeleye is the former Head of the Department of Mass Communication at the University of Lagos and the Chairman of the Centre of Excellence in Multimedia and Cinematography/Unilag Radio 103.1 FM and Television.

‎Previously, he served on the Governing Council of Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja.

‎Akinfeleye replaced Mr Wahab Owokoniran, now Pro-Chancellor of the Federal University of Transport, Daura, Katsina State.

‎Onanuga said the president also named Prof. Ibrahim Yakasai as the new Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Health Sciences and Technology, Tsafe, Zamfara.

‎The president appointed Mr Hamisu Yelwa as the university’s registrar, Usman Nakazalle Sanusi as the Bursar, and Dr Shehu Liman as the Librarian.

‎Yakasai, a retired Nigerian Army Colonel, is currently Provost of Bayero University’s College of Health Sciences, Kano.

‎He chairs the Committee of Provosts of Medical Colleges in Nigeria and is a governing council member at the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, Benue State.

‎Yakasai earned his MBBS from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, then studied in the UK on a European Economic Commission scholarship.

‎He holds membership and fellowship titles from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

‎He completed a Master’s in Medical Education at the University of Winchester and fellowships in the USA.

‎Yakasai also served as Director-General of the Kano State Hospitals Management Board.