Bauchi varsity new VC assumes office

From Ahmed Kaigama Bauchi

The newly appointed Vice Chancellor of Bauchi State University, Gadau Professor Awwal Uba has assumed duty.
Professor Uba took over from Dr Musa Mu’azu Badara who served for eleven months as acting Vice Chancellor of the university.
Speaking shortly after he took over, Professor Uba assured the university community that his administration will address the deficiencies of the institution which he described as an important measure towards achieving greater success.
The Vice Chancellor, who called for the support of staff of the university, thanked Governor Muhammad Abubakar for finding him worthy to serve in that capacity and pledged to do everything possible to transform the institution.
Earlier speaking, the outgoing acting VC of the university Dr Musa Mu’azu Badara, called on the new Vice Chancellor to consolidate on the achievements of his predecessors for the rapid development of the university.
Musa charged the federal government on the need for the restructuring of the Polytechnic sector for more qualitative and efficient.
He said “Despite the fact that Polytechnic education has been recognized as the producer of required technical manpower that drives the competency based economic activities of the nation, it has not enjoyed the commensurate support it deserves. There is a need for the restructuring of the Polytechnic sector to make it more qualitative and efficient.
“The National Board for Technical Education, the body charged with the responsibility of regulating the sector is overburdened, given that it has to superintend over 600 institutions across the country.”