The Committee of Vice Chancellors (CVC) of Nigeria has appointed the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Professor Adebiyi Gregory Daramola as its chairman.
A letter conveying the appointment signed by the Secretary General of CVC, Professor Michael O. Faborode reads in part ,” I hereby write to inform you formally that at the special meeting of the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Federal Universities (CVC) held on Thursday, June 25,2015 members unanimously appointed you as the new Chairman, CVC, and by extension, the Chairman of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities comprising of Vice Chancellors of federal, state and private universities in Nigeria.
In line with the tradition of CVC, your appointment takes effect from August 18, 2015 when the serving chairman and his alternate, Professors J.A Ajineka and Abubakar A. Rasheed would have completed their tenures”.
This appointment confers Professor Daramola with the authority to represent both the CVC and the Association of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (AVCNU) in all important meetings, functions and engagements that require the attention of the two bodies. Faborode has also congratulated Daramola and assured him of the unalloyed cooperation and support of the secretariat in ensuring the accomplishment of his vision during the period of his stewardship.
