List of Ahmadu Bello University chancellors explained
This is the list of Ahmadu Bello University chancellors since inception on 4 October 1962.Ahmadu Bello University chancellor is the ceremonial, titular and non-resident head of the university[1] [2]
| S/N | Name | Investiture | Remark |
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| 1 | Sir, Ahmadu Bello, (KBE), (GCON) | 1962 -1966 | Sardauna of Sokoto, Premier of Northern Nigeria |
| 2 | | 1966–1972 | Oba of Benin |
| 3 | Sir, Egbert Udo Udoma (KJW) | 1972–1975 | Former, Chief Justice of Uganda,[3] [4] and justice of the Nigerian Supreme Court[5] |
| 4 | Chief, Obafemi Awolowo, (CFR) | 1975–1979 | Premier of Western Nigeria |
| 5 | Barkindo Aliyu Musdapha, (CFR) | 1979–2010 | Lamido of Adamawa |
| 6 | Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar, (CFR), (mni) | 2010–2015 | Sultan of Sokoto |
| 7 | Igwe, Nnaemeka A. U. Achebe, (CFR), (mni) | 2015– | Obi of Onitsha |
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Further reading
- Undergraduate Student Handbook 11th ed.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Investiture. abu.edu.ng. Ahmadu Bello University. 4 October 2017.
- Web site: ABU’s message to Sardauna,. dailytrust.com.ng. Daily Trust. 4 October 2017.
- Web site: Chief Justice Odoki retires . . 4 October 2017. 22 March 2013 . Anthony . Wesaka . Kampala.
- Kaye Whiteman, "An African benchmark; Obituary: Sir Udo Udoma". The Guardian (London), 26 February 1998.
- Web site: Past Justices of Supreme Court of Nigeria. supremecourt.gov.ng. Supreme Court of Nigeria. 4 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160222004616/http://supremecourt.gov.ng/Profile/PastJustices. 22 February 2016. dead.
- Book: Undergraduate Student Handbook . Ahmdu Bello University Press . Ahmadu Bello University . 2014 . 15 . 978-125-139-5.
