{"id":171830,"date":"2025-07-30T23:22:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T22:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tinubu-appoints-council-and-officers-for-ogoniland-university"},"modified":"2025-07-31T00:32:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T23:32:05","slug":"tinubu-appoints-council-and-officers-for-ogoniland-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-appoints-council-and-officers-for-ogoniland-university","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu Appoints Council and Officers for Ogoniland University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday announced the appointment a new Pro-Chancellor, governing council members, and principal officers of the Federal University of Environment and Technology, Koroma\/Saakpenwa, Ogoni in Rivers State.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu\u2019s media aide.<\/p>\n<p>While Prof. Don Mon Baridam, from the South-South, is to serve as the pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Prof. Chinedu Mmom, also from the same geo-political zone is to serve as the vice-Chancellor.<\/p>\n<p>Baridam, a professor of Management with a specialisation in Organizational Behaviour, previously taught at the University of Port Harcourt in Rivers State.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Mmom, a professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of Port Harcourt, was also a former commissioner for education in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The appointed Governing Council, according to Onanuga, comprised a diverse team, with members from different regions of the country.<\/p>\n<p>They are Mr. Emmanuel Onoja from North Central, Mr. Hamid Adekunle from South West, Prof. Chima Oji from South East and Alhaji Abdullahi Magaji Lamda from North West.<\/p>\n<p>President Tinubu appointed a team of professionals to play key roles at the university.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Mpigi Monday Douglas from the South South will be the Registrar, Zoryii Josco Nwaimanie from the North Central will take on the role of Bursar, and Dr. Saghanen Ntogo G. B. from the South South will be the Librarian.<\/p>\n<p>The new University will admit its first cohort of students in September 2025. President Tinubu signed the bill establishing the University into law on February 3, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday announced the appointment a new Pro-Chancellor, governing council members, and principal officers of the Federal University of Environment and Technology, Koroma\/Saakpenwa, Ogoni in Rivers State. The appointment was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu\u2019s media aide. 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