The Pro Councilor and Chairman of the Council, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen F Yahaya approve the appointment of Brig Gen HY Abdulhamid as the third new substantive registrar of the Nigerian Army University Biu.
By his appointment, he succeeds the second registrar and the pioneer Director of Academic Planning of the University Maj Gen SS Ibrahim who is newly promoted to the rank of major general in early December 2022 and posted to the Nigerian Army College of Education as provost of the college.
The substantive registrar Gen Abdulhamid at the symbolic handing over on the 1st of February, 2023 commended his predecessor Maj Gen SS Ibrahim, and promise to build on his legacy. He said; as the Registrar at this level, I will give in my best to produce high-quality human beings in both learning and character. Urging all the registry staff to be persevering, and ready to give the best of whatever is required of them. Have confidence in your colleagues, restrict negativity of information, and always set for the positive, ensuring damage control, he called.
The former registrar Maj Gen SS Ibrahim earlier is his remark appreciates Allah (swt), the COAS, the vice-chancellors he served under from inception to date also all the registry staff that served under him. The successes he recorded as the second registrar were all possible with the support of the registry staff and guidance from his chief executives the Vice-Chancellor he worked under. From the first, Prof David Iliya Malgwi, Prof Fatimah Tahir in the acting capacity to the current Vice-chancellor Prof Kyari Mohammed.
After the symbolic handing over, the substantive registrar and the outgone registrar had an interface with all the senior registry staff to interact and get to know one another.
