FG Dissolves Governing Councils of UNIPORT, MNU
The Federal Government has dissolved the Governing Councils of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State and the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, in Bayelsa State.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Director of Information, Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Bem-Goong on Saturday May 30, 2020.
According the statement, the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said, “The dissolution of the Governing Council of the two Universities takes immediate effect.”
“The Honourable Minister thanked members of the Governing Council for their services to the Institutions. And wished them success in their future endeavours,” the statement adds.
Governing council of the University of Port Harcourt was inaugurated by the Education Minister, Adamu Adamu, on January 18, 2017.
Also, Maritime University was opened in 2017. This was three years after the former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, laid its foundation.
The governing council was, however, inaugurated on March 22, 2018. The tenure should expire in 2022. That was four years after the appointment of the board.
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