President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said the governing councils of federal universities were not affected by the dissolution of Federal Government parastatal agencies, institutions and government-owned companies, announced on July 16.
A statement issued in Abuja by the president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said the President approved that governing councils be exempted from the dissolution order, for now.
“All Vice Chancellors of Federal Universities have been informed of this exemption through a circular, issued by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mr. Danladi Kifasi.” (NAN)
•Photo shows Femi Adesina.
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