Prof Muhammad Yahuza Bello, has expressed special commendation to members of the University Community for the kind support and cooperation he enjoyed from them and appealed for the extension of similar gesture to whosoever will succeed him after the
expiration of his tenure in August, this year.
“This is the last retreat I will have the opportunity to chair as the Vice-Chancellor of our great university.
As you are aware, my tenure is ending in the next seven and a half
months. The Governing Council is expected to commence the process of appointing my successor in the
first quarter of this year. Whoever takes over from me may wish to continue with this tradition of annual retreat.
If s/he does so, I want to appeal to all those who may be around to extend same support and cooperation to
him/her,” the Vice Chancellor declared.
th Speaking in Kaduna on Thursday, 9 January, 2020 at
Bafra International Hotel at the opening ceremony of the 2019 University Management retreat, Professor Bello
said the yearly meeting had been very helpful to him where he got to know much about the various units and
the plans ahead for the future.
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According to him, the annual retreat was started by his predecessor, Professor Abubakar Rasheed from whom he
benefitted a lot and who has immensely assisted him in steering the affairs of the University. “Working as a team
is exciting and beneficial.
As a management, we were able to collectively work on taking our university to greater heights.”
The Vice Chancellor reminded the participants that the essence of holding the annual retreat was to allow for self
evaluation to identify loopholes and make plans for the future.
“The four days that we would be spending away from our families will provide us with the opportunities
to; critically evaluate our performance, as leaders of this university, to discuss the major issues and challenges as
units, as an institution and higher education in general and to develop action plans for the coming year and beyond.”
Professor Bello explained further that such a meeting was expected to increase understanding and cross functional
cooperation amongst the Management, strengthening our team and organizational spirit, increasing our enthusiasm and energy, developing strategies that will reposition
Bayero University as one of the leading universities in Africa, among others.
He also enumerated some of the achievements recorded during the period under review to include among others, payment of all staff salaries as at when due and without
any shortfall, reorganization of staff primary school, improvement in the area of teaching and research as well
as improved staff welfare.
