The Governing Council of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Kaduna State, has announced the appointment of Prof. Ibrahim Garba as the new Vice Chancellor of the institution.
Announcing the appointment, Chairman of the council, Muhammad Dewu, said Garba emerged as the new vice chancellor after “a rigorous and transparent selection process’’.
According to him, Prof. Garba came first out of the 24 other professors that contested the post following a two-day interview conducted by a panel set up by the council.
The new VC takes over the affairs of the university in May when the tenure of the incumbent, Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, will end.
Born on Feb. 25, 1957 in Riruwai, Doguwa Local Government Area of Kano State, Garba had his first degree (B.Sc. Geology) in 1980 and a second degree (M.Sc. Mineral Exploration) in 1985 at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
He earned Ph.D (Geology) in 1993 at the University of London but had earlier obtained a Diploma in Mineral Studies at the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, in 1992.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Garba is an Adviser to the Republic of Guinea, supervising the implementation of mining sector reforms.
Prof. Garba worked on secondment at the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Abuja as Director-General, Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office.
He Spear-headed the development and implementation of the Mining Cadastre System in Nigeria.
