From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse
The inauguration of the newly appointed Vice- Chancellor of Federal University Dutse, Professor Ahmad Muhammed Gumel will hold on Tuesday the 10th of February, 2026 as planned.
This was revealed to FUD Newsletter in a chat with Barrister Shamsu Ubale Jubrin,the Councel to the Defendant(Federal University Governing Council and 22 others) in a case filed by Professor Abdulsalam Balarebe, one of the applicants for the position of VC, through his counsel challenging the selection process and urging the court to restrain the Governing Council and all the defendants in the suit from conducting the swearing-in and handover ceremony for the new Vice-Chancellor.
Barrister Jibrin said in his submission, he presented overwhelming evidence backed by hard documents before the court that the selection process was seamlessly concluded without breaching any of the required qualifications for the position of the Vice-Chancellor as advertised in the national dailies adding that Councel to Prof. Abdulsalam Salam failed to produce evidence before the court to show that due process was not followed in the appointment of the new VC.
He said from the evidence he presented before the court, Professor Gumel met all the requirements for appointment as VC having scored the highest mark and taking the first position at the end of the interview proces and the Governing Council in its wisdom appointed him the 4th substantive Vice-Chancellor of the university.
He said the Court did not grant them their prayers to stop the inauguration but in its wisdom adjourned the case to 23rd of February after the inauguration. This according to him is a technical victory to the Governing Council and Prof.Gumel.
He said he presented unimpeachable evidence to prove that Prof. Gumel met the eligibility criteria of 15 years working experience in the university during the court sitting on Thursday.
Barrister Jibrin said he has two very important motions to present to the court after the resumption of hearing on the 23rd of February, 2026 which are key to the case at hand.
