Standup9ja: Nigeria Constitutes Panel For 12 New Federal
Universities
The Federal Government of Nigeria has constituted a
seven-man high-powered Committee to Audit the Utilisation of Grants for the
take-off projects in the 12 new Federal Universities established between 2011
and 2013.
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, made this
known in a statement signed by Dr Hussaini Adamu, Acting Permanent Secretary of
the ministry on Wednesday in Abuja.
In the statement, the minister said the former
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Prof. Olufemi Bamiro, will serve
as Chairman, with Mr Kefas Magaji, as Secretary.
Other members of the Committee, according to the statement,
include Mr S. L. Abubakar, Mr Mansur Ahmed, Mr Umar Aliyu, Mr Freddy Esenwa and
Prof. Patrick Oshio.
It stated that the 12 New Universities are the Federal
University, Lokoja; Federal University, Oye-Ekiti; Federal University,
Ndufu-Alike; Federal University, Dutse; Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, and
Federal University, Gusau.
Others are: Federal University, Kashere; Federal University,
Gashua; Federal University, Birnin-Kebbi; Federal University, Lafia; Federal
University, Otuoke, and Federal University, Wukari.
The statement said the terms of Reference for the
Committee’s assignment are to determine the actual amount released to the NUC
by TETFund as take-off grant for projects for the 12 universities.
Others are: to identify and confirm the number of contracts
awarded, including contract sums under the take-off grants.
The committee will also ascertain that due process was
followed in the award of contracts for the take-off projects, determine the
amount paid on each project, including outstanding claims, if any, to date.
The statement said the committee would also ascertain the
status of the various projects implemented using the take-off grants and make
recommendations for any other issues relating to projects implementation in the
12 Universities.
The committee would be inaugurated on May 2, and would be
expected to complete its assignment in 12 weeks.
The statement said that Vice Chancellors of the 12
universities, Executive Secretaries of the National Universities Commission and
the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, are expected to attend the committee’s
inauguration.
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