FG Constitutes Audit Panel For 12 New Federal Universities
By Victor Ernest with agency report
Minister of Education Mallam Adamu Adamu has constituted a seven-man committee to audit the utilisation of grants for the take-off projects in the 12 new Federal Universities established between 2011 and 2013.
The ministry’s acting Permanent Secretary, Dr Hussaini Adamu, made this known in a statement on Wednesday.
The twelve universities were established by the administration of former president Goodluck Jonathan.
The statement made it known that the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Prof. Olufemi Bamiro, will serve as Chairman, with Kefas Magaji, as Secretary.
Other members of the Committee include S. L. Abubakar, Mansur Ahmed, Umar Aliyu, Freddy Esenwa and Prof. Patrick Oshio.
The 12 universities
It stated that the 12 New Universities are the Federal University, Lokoja; Federal University, Oye-Ekiti; Federal University, Ndufu-Alike; Federal University, Dutse; Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, and Federal University, Gusau.
Others are: Federal University, Kashere; Federal University, Gashua; Federal University, Birnin-Kebbi; Federal University, Lafia; Federal University, Otuoke, and Federal University, Wukari.