Shock as Governor Dismisses Top University Vice Chancellor

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Science and Technology (UAST), Ihugh, Dr. Qrisstuberg Msughter Amua, has been fired by Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State.

The governor’s Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Sir Tersoo Kula, announced this in a statement to newsmen on Thursday.

According to Kula, Dr. Amua was relieved of his duties for administrative reasons.

He said in his place, Alia appointed Prof. Leonard Karshima Shilgba in acting capacity, adding that the appointment takes immediate effect.

Shilgba is a Professor of mathematics, university administrator, scholar, author, educationist and academic leader.

He hails from Ushongo Local Government Area of the North-Central state and has had a distinguished academic and administrative career spanning over three decades.

His academics also include advanced postdoctoral research experience.

In 2009, he was awarded a Japan Student Services Organisation (JASSO) Fellowship, through which he undertook postdoctoral research in Japan.

His experience in university leadership has also included participation in strategic planning and institutional development at a period of significant transformation in Nigerian higher education.

He also contributed to establishing UAST, Ihugh.

In 2017, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Professor Shilgba as the Chairman of the 9th Governing Board of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB), where he served with vision, distinction, and uncompromising disposition.

Alia, who is the Visitor to the university, while congratulating the new Acting Vice Chancellor, stated: “This is a position of great responsibility, and we trust you will lead with wisdom, integrity and fairness”.