Mutfwang appoints ex-SSG as new VC for Plateau varsity

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has approved the appointment of a former Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Shedrack Best, as the new Vice Chancellor of the state university located in the Bokkos Local Government Area of the state.

The appointment came barely 24 hours after the governor sacked the former VC, Prof. Bernard Matur  and four other heads of the state-owned tertiary institutions.

The new VC’s appointment was contained in a statement dated February 7, 2024, and signed  by the Secretary to the State Government, Samuel Jatau

The statement noted that the governor also appointed four new heads for the state-owned tertiary institutions including the College of Education, Gindiri, with a former chairman of the Academic Staff Union of  Universities at the University of Jos, Dr. Lazarus Maigoro, as the new Provost.

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The statement read, “His Excellency, the Executive Governor  Caleb Mutfwang has approved the appointment of the following heads of tertiary institutions in the state. They are Professor Shedrack, Vice Chancellor, Plateau State University, Bokkos; Dr. Clement Chairman, Rector, Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkin Ladi; Associate Professor Lazarus Maigoro, Provost, College of Education, Gindiri; Dr. Jonathan Bulus, Provost, College of Health Technology, Zawan; and Dr. Markus Avong, Provost, College of Health Technology, Pankshin.”

The statement added that all the appointments were with immediate effect.

It urged the new appointees to swing into action by looking into the relationship between the management and staff as well as the sources of income and expenditure of the schools to reposition them for effective service delivery.