EL-RUFAI TO REMAIN IN CUSTODY AS COURT ADJOURNS BAIL APPLICATION TO APRIL 14.(PHOTO).

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 El-Rufai to remain in custody as court adjourns bail application to April 14 Justice Rilwanu Aikawa of a Federal High Court in Kaduna has adjourned the hearing of the bail application filed by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, to April 14th. The bail application of the former governor came up before the court today. April 1. The court adjourned the case after listening to arguments from both the defence and prosecution  El-Rufai was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on a 10-count charge bordering on alleged conversion of public property and money laundering. He pleaded not guilty to all the charges. The court ordered that he remain in ICPC custody pending the hearing of his bail application on the fixed date. The former governor arrived at the court premises around 9:00 a.m. in a black Hilux vehicle, accompanied by DSS officials.

TENSION IN BENUE VARSITY OVER ALLEGED MOVE TO NAME NON-INDIGENE AS VC.(PHOTO).



TENSION IN BENUE VARSITY OVER ALLEGED MOVE TO NAME NON-INDIGENE AS VC



Anxiety has enveloped Joseph Saawuan Tarka University (JSTU), Makurdi, Benue State over purported plot by the new Edith Chidinma Uwajomogu-led board to appoint a non-indigene as vice chancellor.

The natives and stakeholders of the institution, formerly known as University of Agriculture Makurdi (UAM) have, therefore, called on the governing council to obey existing laws, which sanction only community members to become the chief executive.

The position was advertised on October 18, 2022 and closed six weeks thereafter. Eighteen professors applied for the job, out of which 16 were shortlisted.

The other two were said to have been disqualified on basis that their areas of discipline were not offered by the university at the time of the announcement.

Following rising insecurity and campaigns for this year’s general elections, stakeholders have advised the council to be circumspect.

A source, who pleaded anonymity, told The Guardian that the strategy has been to consider years of professor in picking a local for the post.

He stated: “It started with five years and was moved to five years but in the middle of the last process, it was changed to 10 years, a matter that became a subject of litigation by some ex- students of the university, but was dismissed by the court on account of locus not being professors and now brought back to seven years.

“Allegations that a group of people is influencing the appointment of a non-indigene has also not gone down well with many staff of the university, who are said to prefer a long-serving professor as next VC.”

Credit: guardian


 

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