Professor Shehu Abdur-Rahman has taken over the reigns at Federal University of Lafia (FULafia) from Professor Muhammad Sanusi Liman as the third vice-chancellor of the institution.
Speaking after he took over on Thursday, Prof. Shehu said he was prepared for his new assignment after the process that saw him emerge as the vice-chancellor.
He described the process as “very tedious and reflected integrity, innovation and excellence.”
He thanked the members of the governing council of the university, led by Professor Munzali Jibril, for making it possible for the best candidate to emerge as vice-chancellor and “All the developments witnessed in the institution, especially in the last five years”.
He charged workers to discharge their functions with sincerity, bearing in their mind the need to develop the university to make it compete with older ones in Nigeria.
In his speech, former vice-chancellor Prof. Sanusi Liman said he was leaving behind a fast developing university, adding that he felt privileged to have headed the institution.
He called on members of the governing council, senate, management team and staff to “cooperate with Abdur-Rahman as “You have all cooperated with me to make FULafia greater.”
