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UNIABUJA ACTING VC DEFIES THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, RISKS SHOWDOWN WITH HOUSE COMMITTEE ON UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION

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In a move aimed at defying the directives of the House of Representatives Committee on University Education to put on hold the process of appointing new substantive Vice-Chancellor and Registrar pending conclusion of an investigation hearing into the recent leadership crisis at the University, the acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Patricia Manko Lar has convened a meeting of the University Senate to elect members of the Governing Council that will conduct the selection process.
In a notice issued by Tanimu Mustapha, Deputy Registrar, Academic, dated 25th June, 2025, the Senate meeting is scheduled for Thursday, 26 June, 2025, which is the same day Professor Lar is scheduled to appear before the House Committee conducting the investigation hearing.
She is expected to appear before the Committee along with the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the University’s Governing Council. 
With this development, sources at the University are wondering whether the acting Vice-Chancellor will attend the hearing at the National Assembly or not, and if she does, what will be her explanation for the apparent disregard of the Committee’s directives. 
It would be recalled that Sahara Reporters on 24th June 2025 carried the report of action taken by the House Committee on University Education based on a petition by 98 members of staff of the University raising several allegations against the Pro-Chancellor of the University. Arising from the petition, the Committee, via a letter signed by its Chairman, Hon. Abubakar Hassan Fulata, ordered the halting of every process for the selection of a new Vice-Chancellor and Registrar.

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