Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has appointed a former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, as the Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of the governing council of the state-owned Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education, Kumbotso. Malam Muhammad Garba, the state information and internal affairs commissioner, who made the announcement said the state executive council also approved the appointment of Oba Olalekan Balogun, the Olubadan of Ibadan as the Chancellor of the school.
The appointment of the Vice Chancellor, Registrar, Bursar and Librarian will be for five years, while the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) will have a tenure of two years each.