Plateau State University (PLASU), Bokkos, has selected two female academics to act as Deputy Vice-Chancellors, making it the second Nigerian university to have ladies occupy both positions at the same time.
The appointments of Associate Professors Keziah Ayuba and Martha Niri Choji were approved at the institution’s 106th Unique Senate Satisfying hung on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
The university’s Public Relations Officer, Masara Kim, disclosed this in a statement offered on Friday.
Ayuba was selected Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, while Choji will work as Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic. The conference was presided over by the Vice-Chancellor and Senate Chairman, Prof. Shedrack Best.
Kim stated the appointments followed the completion of the previous officeholders’ tenures. Ayuba, who had actually served a first two-year term, was reappointed for another two years, while Choji is taking up the academic portfolio for the very first time.
Choji succeeds Prof. Pyefa Galadima, who served two terms as Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, starting in 2022.
According to the statement, the Vice-Chancellor nominated the prospects in line with Section 5 of the First Arrange of the university’s law, after which Senate members unanimously approved the appointments.
The university kept in mind that the advancement puts PLASU alongside the University of Ibadan, which selected 2 female Deputy Vice-Chancellors concurrently in November 2021.
Choji has formerly served as Head of the Department of Mathematics, Head of the Remedial Science Programme and Head of the newly developed Department of Statistics.
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Speaking after the appointments, Best said the elections reflected his administration’s dedication to equity, inclusiveness and benefit, while declaring its focus on quality service delivery.
He expressed self-confidence in the ability of the new appointees to contribute to the university’s advancement and urged them to begin work without hold-up.
“We have a lot to catch up on. We are due for accreditation of 11 programmes and are likewise beginning the new scholastic session,” he stated.
The Vice-Chancellor likewise commended the outgoing Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, Prof. Moses Galadima, for his contributions to the organization.
Best stated Galadima had actually played an essential role in protecting accreditation for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, supporting assessments and facilitating the introduction of brand-new courses. He likewise noted that the outgoing DVC chaired the university’s examination job force.
The VC even more credited Galadima with helping to alter the organization’s technique to student fee payments, moving it from a culture of non-payment towards timely settlement of charges.
He also acknowledged Galadima’s involvement in improvements to the university’s details and communications innovation systems, consisting of the digitisation of student registration and records processes.
Finest wished him well as he continues to add to the university in other capacities.
Ayuba pledges assistance for university’s vision
Reacting on behalf of the recently designated DVCs, Ayuba thanked the Senate and the Vice-Chancellor for the confidence placed in them.
She promised to work diligently in support of the administration’s vision and said cooperation among members of the university community would be essential to attaining its goals.
“Together as a team, all things are possible,” she stated.