President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Kastina State Governor, Aminu Masari, as the new Chairman of the board of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).

President Tinubu who made this announcement in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale said the President also appointed six others as members of the board.

According to the statement, Senator Sani Danladi, Mr Sunday Adepoju, Mr Nurudeen Adeyemi, Mrs Esther Onyinyechukwu Ukachukwu, Mr Turaki Ibrahim, Mr Aboh Eduyok have also been appointed as members of the board.

While charging the board on optimum performance, President Tinubu emphasized the critical role of TETFund in supporting and enhancing the productivity and quality of higher education in Nigeria.

As the new board emerges, it is expected they oversee the fund’s activities and ensure that it meets its mandate of improving the infrastructure, resources, and overall quality of tertiary education across the country.

“The President expects the new members of the board of this pivotal institutional vehicle to be dedicated and committed to driving TETFund’s objective of providing the needed support for tertiary education with a view to enhancing the productivity and quality of higher education,” the statement read.