By Mohammed Baba Busu
Lafia – The Governing Council of the Federal University Lafia in Nasarawa State, has appointed Dr Abubakar Mamuda as the new registrar of the university.
The university’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Abubakar, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of a news briefing and handing over ceremony that took place in Lafia on Thursday.
Mamuda was the university’s Deputy Registrar Council Affairs before his present appointment.
He took over from Dr Idris Jibril whose tenure ended on February 15, 2016.
Abubakar explained that Mamuda’s appointment takes immediate effect and will last for five years.
Mamuda expressed gratitude to the council for the appointment while pledging to do his best to justify the confidence reposed in him.
He said that as a pioneer staff member, he understood perfectly the core values of the university, adding that he would support the university’s Vice-Chancellor’s efforts at achieving academic excellence.
Earlier, Dr Jibril thanked the entire staff for supporting him throughout his tenure as the university’s registrar.
He urged them to extend their support to the new registrar so as to enable him to succeed.