Prof Abdullahi Abubakar to oversee ABU Estate Management Company as Acting General Manager
The Vice-Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University, Prof Adamu Ahmed, has approved the appointment of Prof Abdullahi Abubakar as Acting General Manager for ABU Estate Management Company.
The company, as an incorporated subsidiary of Ahmadu Bello University, is charged with critical responsibility of managing, maintaining, and optimising the institution’s real estate assets, including staff quarters, rental housing, commercial properties, and land assets within and outside the campuses.
Prof Abubakar, who was Head of Department of Architecture, is presently the Dean, Faculty of Environmental Design.
Abubakar’s appointment, according to the Vice-Chancellor, was in furtherance of the university’s commitment to reposition and restructure its strategic service units for greater efficiency, transparency, and financial viability.
A letter to Prof Abubakar by the Vice-Chancellor conveying the new assignment also said the appointment was in recognition of his experience as a former Head of Department and his professional standing as an architect of repute.
“It is expected that you will bring to bear your proven capacity for strategic planning and operational discipline in restoring accountability, functional service delivery, and innovation within the company”, said the letter.
The appointment, which is with immediate effect, is for an initial period of six months pending the establishment of a permanent management structure of the company.
Specifically, the Acting General Manager is expected to ensure the fulfilment of the company’s foundational mandates that include among others management of university residential properties located within the campuses and other locations like Kabba, Kano, Jos, Abuja, Lagos, and Zaria.
He is also to conduct a comprehensive audit and inventory of university lands across the country and work with the University Management Committee to ensure the updating of existing Certificates of Occupancy and acquisition of same for lands that do not have.
The new appointee is equally expected to develop and implement a framework to engage students on SIWES and internship placements, leveraging the company’s operational projects for learning exposure and practical training.
In addition, he should create opportunities for students to earn modest stipends through structured involvement in facility management, design support, and maintenance services.
While congratulating Prof Abubakar on the appointment, the Vice-Chancellor expressed optimism that Abubakar’s leadership would mark a new era of transformation, responsibility, and service excellence in ABU Estate Management Company.
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Public Affairs Directorate,
Office of the Vice-Chancellor,
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (NAM)
Tuesday, 1st July, 2025.
