By Hosea Parah, Abuja

The President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr. Sani Man- Yahaya as the sixth substantive Rector of the Federal Polytechnic Ede, Osun State.

The appointment was contained in a letter signed by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu on Wednesday by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Sola Lawal.

According to the letter, the appointment was for a single tenure of five years with effect from 21st November 2022 and is in line with Federal Polytechnic Act as amended (2019).

Lawal, in a statement containing the resume of the new Rector, further said Man-Yahaya was the immediate past Deputy Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State.

“He was Educated at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, where he obtained his B. Eng. in Computer Engineering in 1994, MSc. Telecommunications Engineering in 2008 at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and PhD. Wireless and Control Engineering in 2014 also at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

“Dr. Sani Man-Yahaya joined the service of the Federal Polytechnic Bida in 1996 and served in various capacities in the institution before he became a Chief Lecturer at the same Institution,” the statement concluded.