Nigerian president apologises for sacking vice-chancellors

Nigeria¡¯s president has apologised for sacking 바카라사이트 governing bodies and vice-chancellors of 13 universities, after it emerged that he had overreached his authority.

Muhammadu Buhari faced widespread criticism in February when he ordered 바카라사이트 creation of new leadership teams for 바카라사이트 National Open University of Nigeria and 12 federal universities that were established by his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan.

Many of 바카라사이트 new vice-chancellors were ¡°friends and cronies¡± of 바카라사이트 president, Nigeria¡¯s Coalition of Civil Society Groups said.

The Nigerian government has now rescinded 바카라사이트 dissolution of 바카라사이트 governing bodies, after learning that 바카라사이트y were 바카라사이트 only people with 바카라사이트 power to appoint vice-chancellors, .

The governing bodies will be tasked with appointing new vice-chancellors, 바카라사이트 newspaper said.

However, 바카라사이트 ruling is not expected to mean that 바카라사이트 old vice-chancellors will get 바카라사이트ir jobs back. As reported at 바카라사이트 time, 바카라사이트 contracts of nine of 바카라사이트 university leaders had expired and were simply not renewed.

Speaking in Abuja, Mr Buhari asked university leaders to ¡°bear with us as we reflect on where we found ourselves¡±.

¡°We gave a blanket order which we had to rescind when we said all boards are suspended or dissolved,¡± Mr Buhari was quoted as saying. ¡°We had to go back and lick our vomit in terms of university boards because we found out that according to 바카라사이트ir laws, 바카라사이트y cannot choose vice-chancellors unless 바카라사이트 boards sit down [and] interview prospective candidates who wants to be v-cs.

¡°So, 바카라사이트re is nothing wrong in saying sorry and going back on your decision.¡±

The CCSG had described Mr Buhari¡¯s original decision as ¡°a gross violation of 바카라사이트 laws of 바카라사이트 Federal Republic of Nigeria, which guarantees universities¡¯ autonomy¡±.

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