President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Rt. Hon. Aminu Masari as chairman of the Board of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).
Masari was the immediate-past governor of Katsina State and one-time Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives.
According to a statement by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Tuesday night, other eminent Nigerians will join Masari to serve on the TETFund Board. They include Senator Sani Danladi, Sunday Adepoju, Nurudeen Adeyemi, Mrs. Esther Onyinyechukwu Ukachukwu, Turaki Ibrahim, and Aboh Eduyok, all as Members of the Board.
“The President expects the new members of the board of this pivotal institutional vehicle to be dedicated and committed to driving TETFund’s objective of providing the needed support for tertiary education with a view to enhancing the productivity and quality of higher education,” Ngelale stated.