Prof. Mohammed Yahuza Bello Tuesday emerged the
new Vice Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano (BUK), defeating 10 other
contestants in a keenly but peacefully conducted election.
Prof. Bello who was the former Director, Project
Monitoring and Evaluation of the University polled 834 out of 1187 votes cast
during the exercise.
Other candidates who contested along-side the
victorious Vice Chancellor include Prof. Mohammed Abdullahi, 36 votes; Prof.
Mohammada Sani Sule, 116 votes; Prof. Muhammad Dahiru Suleiman, 102 votes;
Pprof. Lawal Danladi, 17 votes.
Other are; Prof. Kamilu Sani Fagge, 61 votes and
Prof. Abdulraman Adejo Audu, 17 votes.
The Nation reports that Prof. Bello after being
rectified by the university’s Governing Council and the presidency will succeed
the out-going Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed who has spent five
years as Vice Chancellor of the University.
Four former Vice Chancellors of the University,
Prof. Bello Bako Danbatta, late Prof. Musa Abdullahi, Prof. Attahiru Jega and
the Prof. Rasheed, all emerged through this local arrangement, using the search
team and congregation in selecting the Vice Chancellors.
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