Having served as deputy vice-chancellor, academics, and now acting vice-chancellor of the University of Abuja, with a good understanding of the workings of the 36-year-old university, Aisha Maikudi, a professor of International Law, stands a good chance of emerging the substantial vice-chancellor of the university, but not without some hurdles. Raheem Akingbolu reports Since July this year, when the tenure of the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’Allah, ended, the university has consistently remained in the news.
By the time he left office, the former vice-chancellor had succeeded in raising the bar for the institution and positioned it to become a university of first choice with beautiful infrastructure, uninterrupted academic calendar and laudable tech-driven programmes. Few weeks before his exit, the rumour of Na’Alla’s likely successor in an acting capacity rented the air, leading to the emergence of Prof. Aisha Maikudi, the erstwhile Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics).
Perhaps because she was appointed from within and understood the university inside-out. Maikudi resumed immediately and has since functioned seamlessly for over two months, building on Na’Allah’s legacies, promoting academic excellence and consequently winning the hearts of stakeholders, including academic and non-academic staff of the university. Expectedly, UNIABUJA has suddenly transformed into a beautiful spinster with many suitors.
At the last count, six profe.
