The Governing Council of Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), Katsina State, has approved the appointment of Prof. Mohammed Othman as the substantive Vice Chancellor of the University.

Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Ali Jatau, announced the appointment shortly after the 36th Special Meeting held at Grand Amber Hotel and Suites, Dutse, Jigawa State.

The appointment followed the submission and consideration of a report by the Joint Council/Senate Selection Board on the appointment of a substantive VC for the university.

According to the Chairman, “the emergence of Prof. Othman followed a rigorous selection process involving 17 short-listed applicants for the position”.

He said that at the close of the receipt of applications for the vacant position, 28 interested candidates applied for the position, while the Search Team identified three additional candidates.

“The 17 shortlisted applicants, who were invited for the interview, participated in the rigorous and transparent selection process after which the selection board submitted the top three performing candidates to the Governing Council to select and approve the appointment of one of them as the Vice Chancellor”, he said.

The new Vice Chancellor, born on 22nd July 1962, in Bindawa Local Government Area of Katsina State, is an Agricultural Engineer from Ahmadu Bello Zaria.

He attended Bindawa Primary School between 1970 and 1977, Government Secondary School, Funtua, 1977 to 1982, and School of Basic Studies, ABU Zaria, 1982 to 1983.

He was at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, between 1984 and 1988; 1997 and 2001; as well as 2003 and 2007 for his first, second, and third degrees, respectively.

Prof. Othman has had a distinguished career from an Assistant Lecturer to Professorship and has held different positions as teacher, researcher, and administrator.

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He was a one-time Executive Director of the National Agricultural Extension Research and Liaison Services (NAERLS), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and presently an internal member of the Governing Council, representing the Senate.

The new Vice Chancellor is married with nine children.

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