The affected universities are: University of Lagos; University of Port Harcourt; University of Ibadan, and the Maritime University Okerenkoko. He said: “One of the challenges which governing councils should tackle in the course of their tenure is the appointment of principal officers. “Permit me to tell those who are investing so much into the appointment of vice-chancellors with the hope of returns in 2023 that they will be disappointed,” he said. Clash of interests, values, actions or directions often ignite conflicts between management and governing councils of tertiary institutions. “The Ministry will not hesitate in recommending the dissolution of any governing council that is engulfed in persistent, unwarranted or self-inflicted crises,” he said.

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 20, 2021 06:56 UTC