By Ahmed Ahmed
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Alhaji Usman Sani as the new Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, Bauchi State.
This is contained in a letter signed by the Minister of Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu, which was made available to newsmen in Bauchi on Thursday.
The letter of his appointment as 7th substantive Rector, was signed and presented by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu conveying that the appointment is effective from 21st May, 2023.
The appointment which took effect from from 21st May, 2023
is for a period of five years in line with the Federal Polytechnic (Amendment) Act 2019.
The letter reads, “I write to convey to you the approval of Mr President, His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, for your appointment as Rector of Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, Bauchi State.
“The terms and conditions of service including remuneration and fringe benefits shall be as approved for Rectors of Federal Polytechnics”.
President Buhari congratulated the new rector, and wished him a most successful tenure.
The Deputy Registrar, Public Relations, Muhammad Rabiu Wada said the new Rector was born in Gombe, Gombe State on 18th August, 1963, he Usman attended Tudun Wada Primary School, Gombe from 1971-1978 before proceeding to Government Science Secondary School, Gombe where he obtained his SSCE/GCE in 1983.
Sani Usman also attended the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria from 1983-1987 where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics.
He was also at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi for Postgraduate Diploma and Master of Science Degree in Computer Science in 1996 and 2006 respectively.
He joined the service of the Polytechnic in 1989 and rose through the ranks to become Chief Lecturer in the year 2014.
The new Rector held many enviable positions in the Polytechnic which included but not limited to the following: Head of Department Computer Science from 2004-2018, Dean School of Science and Technology from 2013-2017.
The new Rector was elected Member of the Polytechnic Governing Council in 2017 to represent the Academic Board before his appointment as Deputy Rector of the Polytechnic in 2018, a position he held until 2022.