The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, has announced his resignation from the commission.
Professor Rasheed resigned three years and one month to the end of his second term at the commission.
The NUC boss performed one of his last official functions, on Monday, when he presented provisional operational license to a newly registered university, Kogi State University, Kabba.
Prof. Rasheed reportedly submitted his resignation letter six weeks ago, but kept his action unofficial until late last week.
Prof. Rasheed’s resignation was not unconnected to his desire to return to the classroom to continue his academic work.
Reports has it that the Executive Secretary resigned before the new government came into power and it was approved by former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Sources say Prof Rasheed cited personal ground reason as his reason behind the resignation adding that he had expressed desires to end his career in the university.
Some of the staff were sighted taking pictures with Prof. Rasheed, on Monday, which may possibly be his last working day in office .
Prof. Rasheed, was appointed by Buhari, alongside other heads of parastatals in the Federal Ministry of Education, on August, 2016, and reappointed in 2021.
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