President Bola Tinubu has appointed the governing council and principal officers of the newly established Federal University of Environment and Technology, Koroma/Saakpenwa, Ogoni, Rivers State.

The appointments were announced in a statement on Wednesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

Prof. Don Mon Baridam, a management expert and former lecturer at the University of Port Harcourt, was named Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council.

Also from the University of Port Harcourt, Prof. Chinedu Mmom, a professor of geography and former Rivers State Commissioner for Education, will serve as Vice-Chancellor.

Baridam and Mmom are both from the South-South.

Other members of the governing council include Mr. Emmanuel Onoja (North Central), Mr. Hamid Adekunle (South-West), Prof. Chima Oji (South-East), and Alhaji Abdullahi Magaji Lamda (North-West).

The statement read, “President Tinubu appointed a team of professionals to play key roles at the university.