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Four Nigerian professors with engineering backgrounds are set to take up key positions at the University of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (USET) in The Gambia.
This development followed the submission of a report by a task force established by the Gambia Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology and the USET Governing Council.
The Ministry sought approval from Nigerians for their appointment. The letter seeking approval, addressed to the Nigerian Mission in Kanifing and copied to the Director General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Buba Yakub was received in Abuja on Friday.
The volunteer professors were selected after a thorough process, following openings created by the imminent end of the tenure of the current Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Samuel Owusu-Ofori, whose tenure expires on September 30 this year .
Professors and their positions include:
Vice Chancellor – *Nazmat Surajudeen- Bakinde; Vice Chancellor (Academics)- Prof. Ado Yusuf Abdulfatah; Director, Research and Scholarships – Prof. Akinlabi Oyetunji; as well as Director, Academic Planning and Quality Assurance – Prof. David Terfa Gundu.
According to a statement signed by the Special Assistant to the DG, NTAC, on Media and Publicity, Nkem Anyata-Lafia made available to the media on Saturday, the deployment of this group of volunteers by NTAC to Gambia earlier this year as part of the 24-month Nigeria Technical Aid Corps program, it was intended to provide technical assistance to that country.
The statement adds that the current move by the Gambian authorities remains significant, as it highlights the strong partnership between the country and Nigeria in the areas of education and technical cooperation.
It will be recalled that The Gambia remains one of the earliest and highest signatories to the TAC program and, at last count, has received over 12,000 Nigerians as volunteers, including engineers, lawyers and medical professionals since the establishment of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps in 1987.
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