Immediate-past Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, on Friday, explained the reason behind his decision to resign his position as NUC Executive Secretary three years to the end of his tenure.

Prof. Rasheed, at a brief handover ceremony at NUC headquarters, in Abuja, on Friday, explained that the decision was to fulfill his ambition of achieving the status of Professor Emeritus at Bayero University Kano (BUK) which he cannot achieve if he remains in office till the end of his tenure in 2026.

He said: “I was first appointed in August, 2016, for five years, subject to renewal. I was reappointed in 2021 for another five years at the end of the first tenure terminating in 2026. But I never wanted to return to the job when I was reappointed in 2021.

“I had returned to the classroom in Bayero University Kano (BUK) and had even engaged in academic activities. I was already teaching when the reappointment letter came. I had no option but to return to NUC. I never made it public. I only informed by boss that I will still to return to the classroom,” he added.(Courtesy, excluding headline, Daily Sun)