Friday, October 2, 2026 - Plateau State University, Bokkos, has appointed two female Deputy Vice-Chancellors for the institution.
The university’s Public Relations Officer, Masara Kim, who
disclosed this in a statement made available to The PUNCH in Jos, the state
capital, on Friday, said Associate Professor Keziah Ayuba and Associate
Professor Martha Niri Choji were appointed as Deputy Vice Chancellor,
Administration and Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic, respectively, at the 106th
Special Meeting of Senate held on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
According to him, the meeting was chaired by the Vice
Chancellor and Chairman of Senate, Prof. Shedrack Best.
He said, “The appointments followed the expiration of the
tenures of the former DVCs. Associate Prof. Keziah Y. Ayuba was re-appointed
for a second term of two years after completing her first two-year term, while
Dr Choji was appointed for the first time to replace Prof. Pyefa Galadima, who
served two terms as DVC Academic from 2022.
“The appointments were made following nominations by the
Vice-Chancellor in accordance with Section 5 of the First Schedule of the
University Law, and were unanimously approved by Senate.
“With this development, PLASU joins the University of
Ibadan, which in November 2021 became the first Nigerian university to elect
two female DVCs simultaneously, as the second university in the country to have
two female Deputy Vice-Chancellors at the same time.
“Associate Professor Choji has served as Head of the
Mathematics Department, Head of the Remedial Science Programme and Head of the
newly established Department of Statistics.”
Speaking on the appointments, the VC said the nominations
reflect his administration’s commitment to equity, inclusivity and merit, while
reiterating his commitment to quality service delivery.
Welcoming the new DVCs, he expressed confidence in their
capacity to drive excellence and charged them to immediately settle into their
new roles.
“We have a lot to catch up on. We are due for accreditation
of 11 programmes and are also commencing the new academic session,” Prof Best
said, as he also appreciated the outgoing DVC Academic, Prof. Moses Galadima,
for his selfless service to the University.
“He has worked selflessly for the accreditation of academic
programmes in this university, including postgraduate programmes. He has been a
source of encouragement for examinations and the commencement of new
programmes. He has chaired the task force on examinations.
“Prof. Galadima provided the moral compass to transition
from the culture of non-payment of fees by students to prompt payments. I have
also seen the transformation of the ICT and the digitisation of the students’
registration process and how Prof. Galadima has been involved with the issue of
digitisation of the transcript system,” he said, wishing him well as he
continues to serve the University in other capacities.
Responding on behalf of her colleague, Ayuba thanked the
Senate and the VC for the opportunity to serve and pledged to diligently
support the vision of the Prof. Best administration.
“Together as a team, all things are possible,” she said.
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