From Ibrahim Sidi Muh’d, Gusau
Governor of Zamfara State Bello Mohammed Matawalle has approved the appointment of 412 permanent academic and non-academic staff for Zamfara State University, being part of efforts at revamping the education sector.
This was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to Governor Matawalle on Media and Communication, Malam Zailani Bappa.
He said the approval followed an earlier recommendation put forward by the Management of the University which takes immediate effect and was confirmed by the Head of Service, Muhammad Kabiru Gayyari.
In a report by the committee on strategy and development headed by Prof. Yusuf Muhammad Adamu Tsafe, Governor Matawalle had earlier directed the Ministry for Higher Education to liaise with the Management of ZAMSUT to ensure implementation of all key recommendations that would facilitate the smooth take-off of the university.
According to it, building on the directive to implement the recommendations of the report by the Prof. Yusuf-led committee, the university’s Vice Chancellor Prof. Yahya Zakari Abdullahi coordinated the recruitment exercise of both academic and non-academic positions under the supervision of the Ministry for Higher Education and in line with National Universities Commission (NUC) accreditation requirements and the Zamfara State Civil Service Regulations.
Consequently, out of the 412 recommended candidates, 205 were recommended for appointment as academic staff in various positions comprising Professors, Readers, Senior Lecturers, Lecturers I, Lecturers II, Assistant Lecturers, and Graduate Assistants.
The statement further noted that the positions are spread across all the departments in the university, which include the Nursing Sciences, Public Health, Physiotherapy, Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Geology, Physics, Electronics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Other were Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics, Accounting, Economics, English, History and International Studies, Islamic Studies, Early Child Education, Primary Education, and Mass Communication.
The remaining 207 candidates were recommended for appointment as non-academic staff in various positions comprising Deputy Registrars, Principal Assistant Registrars, Assistant Registrars, Senior Executive Officers, Administrative Assistants, Principal Accountants, Technologists, System Analysts, Principal Software Developers, Library Officers, Confidential Secretaries, Computer Operators, Health Personnel, Clerical Officers, Artisans, Livestock/Diary Officers, and Technical Officers, among others.”
