The Kebbi State Government has dissolved the Governing Council of Abdullahi Fodio University of Science and Technology, Aliero (AFUSTA) and relieved the Vice-Chancellor, along with two Deputy Vice-Chancellors, of their appointments.
The affected deputy vice-chancellors are those in charge of academics and administration.
The decision followed the State Executive Council’s consideration of recommendations from a visitation panel set up to review the affairs of the institution.
In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Yakubu Bala-Tafida, the government said the council approved the dissolution based on the panel’s findings, although details of the report were not disclosed.
The statement added that the Registrar and Bursar have also been removed, while the appointment of Abba Muhammad Adua has been terminated.
It further announced the appointment of Professor Samaila Arzika Mungadi as Sole Administrator of the university, with a mandate to stabilise governance and restore academic integrity.
Mungadi is expected to oversee the institution pending the reconstitution of a new governing council and the appointment of new principal officers.
The government said the decision takes immediate effect from April 30, 2026, and commended members of the visitation panel for what it described as a thorough review that guided its actions.
