The Governing Council of the Federal University Birnin Kebbi (FUBK) has promoted five academic staff members to the rank of Associate Professor and approved the dismissal of the former Acting Director of ICT, Isah Yusuf Tsafe.

The institution’s Head of Information and Public Relations, Jamilu Magaji, confirmed this in a statement issued in Birnin Kebbi.

He stated that the decisions were made during the council’s 32nd meeting on Tuesday, June 23, following recommendations from external assessors and the Senior Staff Appointments and Promotions Committee (SSAPC).

The newly promoted associate professors, drawn from the Faculties of Basic Clinical Sciences and Clinical Sciences, include Dr. Aliyu Hamza Balarabe (Ophthalmology), who is also the Chief Medical Director of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Birnin Kebbi. Others are Dr. Ibrahim Abdulkadir (Haematology), Dr. Ashiru Ladan Argungu (Obstetrics and Gynaecology), Dr. Monsidu Kehinde Fasasi (Ophthalmology), and Dr. Garba Umar Kangiwa (Ophthalmology).

In a separate development, the council approved the dismissal of the former Acting Director of ICT, Isah Yusuf Tsafe, after finding him culpable of gross misconduct, negligence, and failure to account for university assets under his custody.

The decision followed recommendations from the Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee (SSDC), which found that several ICT assets went missing under his supervision.

The Council directed management to recover or surcharge the value of the missing property.

Additionally, the council approved the demotion of Mr Abdullahi Mohammed Adamu of the ICT Department by one grade level and barred him from promotion for five years.

The SSDC found that Adamu allegedly engaged in unauthorised financial transactions with the parents of admission seekers.

The council reaffirmed its commitment to merit, accountability, and discipline, stressing that misconduct would always attract appropriate sanctions. (Saturday Sun)