Strong indications have emerged that Professor Patricia Manko Lar has taken the lead in the race to become the next Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), succeeding the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Professor Tanko Ishaya.
Sources familiar with the ongoing selection process disclosed to VPN that as the Joint Council and Senate Selection Board prepares to forward the statutory shortlist of three top candidates to the University Governing Council for final ratification, Professor Lar—a distinguished Professor of Medical Microbiology and the sole female contender in the race—sits atop the ranking
If confirmed by the Governing Council, Professor Lar—who previously served as Acting Vice-Chancellor of Yakubu Gowon University (formerly University of Abuja)—will make history as the first female substantive Vice-Chancellor of the second-generation federal institution.
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