Sokoto State University Gets New Vice Chancellor

Sokoto State Governor,  Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has approved the appointment of Professor Bashir Garba (MFR) as the new Vice-Chancellor of Sokoto State University (SOSU).

Professor Garba was confirmed after an interactive session with the University Joint Council and the Senate Selection Board which puts him far ahead of his fellow contestants: Professor Nasiru Dole Ibrahim and Professor Belewu Moshood Adewale respectively.

This was disclosed in a statement signed by Special Adviser to the Governor on media, Muhammad Bello on Tuesday, the Governor also approved the appointment of Kuluwa Abubakar Nuhu as the new Registrar of SOSU following the recommendation of the above bodies.

Professor Garba, an erstwhile Secretary to the State Government of Sokoto state and immediate past Commissioner for Higher Education in the state was born on June 6, 1966, in The inanimate Area of Sokoto metropolis.

A holder of PhD in Applied Chemistry, M.Sc in Applied Organic Chemistry, PGD in Management and B.Sc in Applied Chemistry, Garba attended Magajin Rafi Primary School, Sokoto from 1973 to 1979, Government Secondary Technical School, Talata Mafara from 1979 to 1984, Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto and University of Jos, Plateau State.

Before his appointment as SSG, he served as the Director of Sokoto Energy Research Centre of the Usmanu Danfodio University between 1999 and 2005. Between 2006 and 2010, he served as the Director of Energy Management, Training and manpower development at the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN). He holds a national award of the Member of the Federal Republic (MFR).

Meanwhile, Kuluwa Abubakar Nuhu is a seasoned university administrator and former Commissioner for Women Affairs. Before her appointment, she was a Deputy Registrar at the Office of the vice-Chancellor of Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto.

Both appointments are to take immediate effect.