The Kebbi State Government has dissolved the Governing Council of Abdullahi Fodio University of Science and Technology, Aliero (AFUSTA), and relieved the Vice-Chancellor, along with two Deputy Vice-Chancellors, of their appointments.
The affected Deputy Vice-Chancellors oversee Academics and Administration.
The decision followed the State Executive Council’s consideration of the report submitted by a visitation panel constituted to review the affairs of the institution.
In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Yakubu Bala-Tafida, the council approved the dissolution of the university’s governing council based on the panel’s recommendations, though the findings were not made public.
The statement further disclosed that the Registrar and Bursar of the university have also been removed from office, while the appointment of one Abba Muhammad Adua was terminated.
It added that Professor Samaila Arzika Mungadi has been appointed as Sole Administrator of the institution, with a mandate to stabilise governance and restore academic integrity.
The Sole Administrator is expected to oversee the university pending the reconstitution of a new governing council and the appointment of new principal officers.
The government said the decision takes immediate effect from April 30, 2026.
It also commended members of the visitation panel for what it described as a thorough exercise that informed the council’s decision.
