Gov. Ganduje Demands Apology From US University That Offered Him Fake Appointment As Visiting Professor

The Kano State Government on Sunday demanded an unequivocal
apology from the management of East Carolina University over a
controversial appointment offered Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
into the position of Senior Mentoring Scholar and Visiting Full
Professor of e-governance and International Affairs in the
university on November 30, 2020.

A statement by the Secretary to the Kano State Government, SSG,
Usman Alhaji also called for a disciplinary action against the
faculty member who stirred up the controversy that embarrassed the
governor.

Mr Alhaji said that while the governor or any of official of his
government has no any reason to doubt the veracity of the letter
sent by one of its faculty members, and allegedly communicated
using the university’s instrument of office, it equally did not at
any time solicit for such appointment.

“We are deeply saddened by the uproar stirred up by this
controversial appointment that attempted to embarrass the person of
the governor and the good people of Kano state,“ the statement
added.

Mr Alhaji pointed out that Mr Ganduje obtained a National
Certificate in Education (NCE) 1972, a Bachelor’s Degree in Science
Education from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, 1975; two
Master’s Degrees in Applied Educational Psychology from Bayero
University, Kano (BUK) 1979; and Public Administration also from
ABU 1985, as well as a Ph.D. which he obtained nearly three decades
ago from the University of Ibadan in South West Nigeria.

The SSG said given the foregoing background, the governor would
be the last person on earth to have either solicit or accept
fraudulent appointment into academic position in any university or
institution of higher learning within and outside Nigeria.

While wishing the university the best of luck, the statement
expressed deep shock over the content of the letter from the Office
of the Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of
the University, admitting an error in conveying the message
notifying the appointment.

The Kano State Government on Sunday demanded an unequivocal
apology from the management of East Carolina University over a
controversial appointment offered Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
into the position of Senior Mentoring Scholar and Visiting Full
Professor of e-governance and International Affairs in the
university on November 30, 2020.

A statement by the Secretary to the Kano State Government, SSG,
Usman Alhaji also called for a disciplinary action against the
faculty member who stirred up the controversy that embarrassed the
governor.

Mr Alhaji said that while the governor or any of official of his
government has no any reason to doubt the veracity of the letter
sent by one of its faculty members, and allegedly communicated
using the university’s instrument of office, it equally did not at
any time solicit for such appointment.

“We are deeply saddened by the uproar stirred up by this
controversial appointment that attempted to embarrass the person of
the governor and the good people of Kano state,“ the statement
added.

Mr Alhaji pointed out that Mr Ganduje obtained a National
Certificate in Education (NCE) 1972, a Bachelor’s Degree in Science
Education from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, 1975; two
Master’s Degrees in Applied Educational Psychology from Bayero
University, Kano (BUK) 1979; and Public Administration also from
ABU 1985, as well as a Ph.D. which he obtained nearly three decades
ago from the University of Ibadan in South West Nigeria.

The SSG said given the foregoing background, the governor would
be the last person on earth to have either solicit or accept
fraudulent appointment into academic position in any university or
institution of higher learning within and outside Nigeria.

While wishing the university the best of luck, the statement
expressed deep shock over the content of the letter from the Office
of the Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of
the University, admitting an error in conveying the message
notifying the appointment.