Gombe gov extends tenure of GSUST management by six months

Governor Muhammdu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has approved the extension of tenure of the Management of the Gombe State University of Science and Technology (GSUST), Kumo for six months with effect from 1st July 2023.

According to a statement by the Director-General of Press Affairs, Ismaila Uba Misilli on Saturday, the Governor’s approval was conveyed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi.

He said the decision followed the expiration of their tenure at the end of this June, and the need to facilitate a smooth takeover of the institution by the Lincoln University College Malaysia.

Misilli recalled that Gombe State Government has signed a Public Private Partnership (PPP) agreement with the Lincoln University College of Malaysia to prop up academic activities at the Gombe State University of Science and Technology Kumo and activate the institution to a centre of academic excellence.

According to him, the MoU is the treaty that will bring to life the established and hitherto abandoned University, to make it a world-class institution that would favourably compete in the comity of international universities.